NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has launched a multilingual hotline to help domestic workers and their employers access information about wages, employment contracts and workplace protections under state law.
The Domestic Workers Hotline, established under New Jersey’s Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, can be reached at 1-800-940-3302. The free service is staffed by representatives from the department’s Division of Wage and Hour Compliance and provides assistance in English and Spanish, with additional languages available upon request.
“Domestic workers now have a direct line to critical information about their work rights and how to exercise them,” said Acting Labor Commissioner Kevin D. Jarvis. “This hotline also helps employers better ensure they treat domestic workers with the fairness and dignity they deserve and honor their rights under state law. This is another step forward in our ongoing commitment to protecting and empowering every worker in New Jersey.”
Domestic workers include caregivers, housekeepers, nannies and others who provide services in private homes, such as child care, cleaning, cooking and assistance for older adults and people with disabilities.
Under the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, which took effect July 1, 2024, domestic workers are entitled to several workplace protections, including:
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