There are several cities and states with minimum wage increases effective July 1, 2017. Household employers should make sure they are complying with these increases.
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Domestic Workers’ Rights
Household Employees Eligible for Paid Sick Leave under Arizona Law
A new Arizona paid sick leave law for household employees (and all employees) begins July 1, 2017. The law requires all employers to provide paid and protected sick leave to all employees, including part-time, temporary, and seasonal employees.
Chicago Sick Leave Ordinance for Domestic Workers Begins July 1
Employers must begin complying with the Chicago Sick Leave Ordinance on July 1, 2017. The Ordinance applies to all employers in Chicago and Cook County, IL, and explicitly provides that it applies to domestic workers.
What is a Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights?
You may have heard the term “domestic workers’ bill of rights” with regard to wage and labor laws surrounding nannies and other household employees. But what exactly does that term mean and how did these laws come about?
California Wage Order 15 Amended to Include Overtime Pay for Personal Attendants
As part of the state’s Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights legislation, California Wage Order 15, which had previously exempted personal attendants from overtime pay, was amended to remove this exemption and now requires personal attendants be paid overtime compensation at one and one-half times the employees’ regular rate of pay.
Montgomery County Sick Leave/Safe Time
The Montgomery County Sick Leave law requires employers with one or more employees in the Maryland county to provide paid sick and safe leave to covered employees, including domestic workers.
Illinois Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Signed Into Law
Read about the Illinois Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. Illinois becomes the seventh state to guarantee wage and human rights protections to domestic workers.
Los Angeles Sick Leave Law Affects Household Employers
Many states and cities are enacting paid sick leave laws, and now employees working in Los Angeles will be covered under a new Los Angeles sick leave law. Read all the details, including when household employers need to begin complying.
New Paid Sick Leave Law in Chicago Applies to Household Employees
All employers in Chicago need to begin preparing for a new law that affects their employees. The Chicago paid sick leave law, known as the Chicago Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, takes effect in July of 2017.
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