Two “Lifesharing providers” who serve essentially as foster parents for individuals with intellectual disabilities cannot bring a class action lawsuit for minimum and overtime wages against the social service provider for which they provide services. A federal District Court in Philadelphia has held that they are independent contractors and not employees entitled to the protections of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Law. Jewish Employment and Vocational Services, a nonprofit operating through several affiliates, runs a program that places individuals with intellectual disabilities in family homes under the general supervision of people who agree to...