Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act establishes comprehensive federal labor protections for approximately 2.2 million domestic workers—including nannies, housekeepers, and home health aides—who have historically been excluded from major labor laws. The bill guarantees workers earned paid sick leave (at least 1 hour per 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours annually), fair scheduling with 72-hour advance notice of changes, written employment agreements, meal and rest breaks, privacy protections, and civil rights protections against discrimination and retaliation. It also creates a Domestic Employee Standards Board to investigate industry standards and recommend workplace protections, establishes a national hotline and community grant programs to educate workers and employers, and provides enforcement mechanisms through federal courts and an interagency task force. Most workplace protections take effect two years after enactment, and states receive increased Medicaid funding to help cover the costs of these expanded protections for domestic workers providing home health and personal care services.
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