Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
This bill provides rights and protections for domestic workers (e.g., housekeepers, nannies, caretakers, personal assistants, and chauffeurs), including pay and leave rights, and health and safety protections.
Specifically, the bill repeals the exemption of domestic live-in employees from certain minimum wage and maximum hour requirements. Employers must provide written notice of termination and provide at least 30 days of lodging and two weeks of severance pay to terminated live-in employees. Live-in employees also must be provided with reasonable access to telephone and internet service during their employment.
The bill requires employers to provide domestic workers with a written agreement covering wages, sick leave, benefits, and other matters. Further, domestic workers may request and be granted changes to work schedules due to personal events.
The bill also provides domestic workers with certain privacy rights, extends to domestic workers protections 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 must (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 publish online a document that describes the rights and protections for domestic workers under this bill.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4826: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4826/
"H.R. 4826: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4826/.
H.R. 4826, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4826/.
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