Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

This bill would give new workplace rights to domestic workers, such as nannies, housekeepers, and home care aides who work in private homes. It would remove the exemption that keeps live-in domestic workers from getting overtime pay, and require employers who fire a live-in worker to give written notice plus 30 days of lodging or two weeks of severance pay. Employers would have to give written agreements to workers expected to work at least 8 hours a week, let workers earn paid sick time, and give 72 hours' notice of schedule changes or pay for late cancellations. The bill also covers privacy, breaks, wage deductions, civil rights protections, a standards board, a hotline, grants, and a temporary increase in federal Medicaid funding for these services.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democrat sponsor
• 17 cosponsors