12.  Plaintiff re-alleges and incorporates by reference the above paragraphs  as if fully set forth herein.    13.  Plaintiff and those similarly situated are individuals who were or are  employed by Defendants as homecare providers through the In-Home Supportive  Services program at any time between January 1, 2015 and February 1, 2016 (the  “Collective Period”). As IHSS Homecare Providers, Plaintiff and the similarly  situated individuals were responsible for providing in-home assistance for IHSS  recipients.   14.  At all relevevant times, Defendants are, or have been, Plaintiff’s and  the similarly situated individuals’ “employers” within the meaning of the FLSA, 29  U.S.C. § 203(d).    15.  For example, Defendant CDSS exercises significant control over  IHSS Homecare Providers’ work. CDSS provides the form IHSS Homecare  Providers use to apply for employment. CDSS issues payment to IHSS Homecare  Providers, and CDSS has control over the number of hours IHSS Homecare  Providers may work. CDSS also played a role in deciding whether to pay overtime  to IHSS Homecare Providers.   22.  Plaintiff brings this action on behalf of herself and other similarly  situated employees as authorized under the FLSA, 29 U.S.C. § 216(b).  Plaintiff’s  consent form is attached to this Complaint as Exhibit A.      23.  The proposed FLSA Collective class is defined as follows:  All people employed by Defendants as homecare workers, home  care providers, or in other similar job titles, through the In- Home Supportive Services program, and who were paid for  hours in excess of forty (40) per week at a rate of less than 1.5  times their regular rate at any time from January 1, 2015 to  February 1, 2016.    24.  Pursuant to the FLSA, 29 U.S.C. § 207, employers are generally  required to pay overtime compensation at a rate of 1.5 times an employees’ regular  rate of pay for hours worked over forty (40) in a workweek.    25.  The FLSA contains an exemption from overtime for “domestic  service” workers who provide companionship and other services to individuals who  are unable to care for themselves and also contains an exemption for live-in  domestic service workers.  29 U.S.C. §§ 213(a)(15) and 213(b)(21).  