Feb 01 2022
DC Chapter releases a video that uses the stories of domestic workers and employers in DC to share why a Bill of Rights is urgently needed
Learn More Aprende MásJan 18 2022
On December 14, 2021, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation providing the city’s roughly 10,000 domestic workers with paid sick leave. The ordinance, called “Domestic Workers’ Equal Access to Paid Sick Leave,” establishes a “portable” paid sick leave benefit that allows people who work for multiple households to earn and consolidate benefits from several “hiring entities” and access that paid leave as they move between jobs.
Learn More Aprende MásIn the last week of 2021, Governor Hochul approved a pair of new laws to extend the protections of state’s human rights law to domestic workers, as well as to expand New York’s paid family leave benefit to include domestic workers who work at least 20 hours per week.
Learn More Aprende MásJan 11 2022
On January 11, 2022, Senator Richard J. Codey and Assemblywoman Britnee N. Timberlake announced the introduction of the New Jersey Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in order for local domestic workers to receive protection, support, and safety in the workforce.
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NJ Domestic Workers Coalition holds rally at state legislature for the NJ Bill of Rights
Learn More Aprende MásJul 29 2021
The National Bill of Rights is re-introduced to Congress to extend common workplace rights to the 2.2 million domestic workers in the United States.
Learn More Aprende MásJul 01 2021
The DC Chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance held a town hall with DC At-Large Councilwoman Elissa Silverman to amplify the stories of domestic workers and the need for the DC Council to pass a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.
Learn More Aprende MásJun 16 2021
The New Jersey Bill of Rights is introduced on International Domestic Workers Day to over 50,000 local domestic workers in order to establish and enforce rights for home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners.
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