Domestic Workers Bill of Rights: New Protections for Home Care and Service Staff
This bill establishes comprehensive labor rights for domestic workers, including nannies and home care aides, mandating written contracts and earned paid sick leave. It also extends overtime protections to live-in employees and applies civil rights laws to prevent workplace discrimination in private homes.
Key points
Mandatory written agreements detailing pay, duties, and work schedules.
Right to earned paid sick time based on hours worked (1 hour per 30 hours).
Extension of overtime pay protections to live-in domestic employees.
Guaranteed meal and rest breaks and privacy protections against monitoring.
Increased federal funding to states to support Medicaid-funded home care services.
Introduced
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