Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act

This bill would change the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 so that certain caregiving workers are covered by federal minimum wage and overtime rules. It would narrow an existing exemption for casual domestic service so that it applies only to people who babysit on a casual basis. It would also repeal a separate exemption in the law, subsection (b)(21). The bill defines babysitting services so that they do not include care by nurses or home care workers, such as home health aides and personal care aides. It also allows casual babysitters to do unrelated household work for up to 20 percent of their hours and still be exempt.

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Sponsors

• Patty Murray Democrat sponsor
• 21 cosponsors