Workers Rights Info

Federal

For an overview of employment protections for domestic workers under Federal Law, please download this PDF file.

Do you have an iPhone? The US Department of Labor has a Timesheet app, which can help you record the hours that you work and calculate the amount you may be owed by your employer.

New York State

The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights reforms New York State law to guarantee basic work standards and protections for the nannies, caregivers, and housekeepers who keep New York families functioning and make all other work possible. The Bill of Rights is a comprehensive response to domestic workers’ vulnerability to abuse and mistreatment, and works to counter domestic workers’ exclusion from most labor protections.

The Bill was signed by Governor Patterson on August 31, 2010, and went into effect on November 29th, 2010.

For more information on the Bill of Rights, visit Domestic Workers United's Know Your Rights page:

http://knowyourrightsny.org/

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Domestic workers care for the things we value the most: our families and our homes. They care for our children, provide essential support for seniors and people with disabilities to live with dignity at home, and perform the domestic work that makes all other work possible. They are skilled and caring professionals, but for many years, they have labored in the shadows, and their work has not been valued.

For the past five years, we have been working to change that. In 2010, we won the first-ever Domestic Worker Bill of Rights in New York state, guaranteeing basic labor protections to domestic workers throughout the state.

We’ve got big plans for 2013 — and we’re counting on your support to transform these plans into rights and equality for hundreds of thousands of women in California, Massachusetts, and Illinois.

Be part of our movement. Join our email list today by filling out this form. Thank you!

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