Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 18
- Latest action
- Dec 9, 2025
What it does
The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act aims to enhance labor protections for domestic employees by extending overtime pay, requiring written agreements, guaranteeing earned sick days, ensuring fair scheduling, and prohibiting unfair wage deductions. It also seeks to include certain domestic workers under civil rights protections against employment discrimination and establishes a Domestic Employee Standards Board to study benefits and improve enforcement. The bill affects approximately 2.2 million domestic workers nationwide, particularly women, people of color, and immigrants, who often face exclusion from federal labor laws due to informal employment arrangements.
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