On August 10 in California, SB 1015 (2016 Domestic Workers Bill of Rights) successfully passed in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. SB 1015 would remove the 2017 sunset provision of AB 241 (2013) — which granted overtime protections to California’s privately hired domestic workers — and make the law’s provisions permanent. Domestic workers in California are now in the final stretch of their campaign in the Assembly. Click here to find out more and how you can take action.
The article below, by Parker Asmann, on the recent victory for domestic workers in Illinois, is from In These Times:
Domestic workers in Illinois are celebrating a new bill of rights.
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the bill into law last week, capping a 5-year campaign and making Illinois the 7th state to adopt such a protection.
Sponsored by Sen. Ira Silverstein (D-8th District) in the Senate and Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24th District) in the House, the Illinois Domestic Workers Bill of Rights gives nannies, housecleaners, homecare workers and other domestic workers a minimum wage, protection from discrimination and sexual harassment and one day of rest every seven days for workers employed by one employer for at least 20 hours a week.
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