3.0.0 2112 2022-11-01T13:50:38Z 2022-11-01T13:50:38Z Senate S 2019-07-15 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-07-15T19:42:52Z Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act 116 3760 HR 2019-07-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2019-07-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2019-07-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-07-15 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-07-15 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-07-15 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-07-15 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-07-15 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-07-22 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2019-07-23 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-08-01 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-11-18 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-01-15 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-01-21 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-10-26 False Labor and Employment Advisory bodies Assault and harassment offenses Child care and development Child health Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Domestic violence and child abuse Emergency communications systems Employee benefits and pensions Employee hiring Employee leave Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights Food assistance and relief Foreign labor Foreign language and bilingual programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Home and outpatient care Immigration status and procedures Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Labor standards Landlord and tenant Lawyers and legal services Medicaid Medicare Mental health Personnel records Product safety and quality Right of privacy Sex offenses State and local finance Telephone and wireless communication Transportation costs Unemployment Wages and earnings Women's health Labor and Employment 00 2019-07-15 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-19T10:49:38Z Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

This bill provides rights and protections for domestic workers, including pay and leave rights, and health and safety protections.

The bill, among other things

  • repeals the exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for domestic live-in employees from certain minimum wage and maximum hour requirements;
  • requires written notices of termination and allow other communications for live-in domestic employees;
  • requires written agreements for domestic workers covering wages, sick leave, benefits, and other matters;
  • allows domestic workers to request and receive changes to work schedules due to personal events;
  • sets forth certain privacy rights for domestic workers;
  • expands coverage to domestic workers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against discrimination in employment; and
  • increases the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for certain Medicaid-funded medical services provided by domestic workers.

The Department of Labor shall (1) award grants for a domestic worker national hotline for reporting emergencies, training on hazards facing domestic workers, and workforce investment activities for domestic workers; and (2) establish a Domestic Worker Wage and Standards Board to investigate standards in the domestic workers industry.

Labor must provide domestic workers with a document that describes the rights and protections under the domestic workers bill of rights.

The Department of Health and Human Services must collect state Medicaid program data on the personal or home care aide workforce.

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