Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act

This bill would change the Fair Labor Standards Act so that domestic workers who provide companionship services, such as home care workers, are no longer exempt from federal minimum wage and overtime rules. The only remaining exemption under this part of the law would be for people employed on a casual basis to provide babysitting services. The bill would also repeal the overtime exemption for domestic workers who live in the home where they work. It defines babysitting services as custodial care of children in their private home, not including care by trained personnel such as nurses, home health aides, and personal care aides. It defines casual basis as irregular or intermittent work by someone whose job is not babysitting, with household work allowed up to 20 percent of hours worked.

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Sponsors

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democrat sponsor
• 84 cosponsors