NEW JERSEY — A proposed New Jersey state law that would ramp up job protections for “domestic workers” such as child care providers, nannies, home health aides, gardeners and house cleaners took another step forward on Thursday.
According to its sponsor, Sen. Richard Codey, the bill advanced out of the Senate Labor Committee by a 3-2 vote. Read the full text of S-723 here.
The legislation has been dubbed the “New Jersey Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights Act.” Here’s what it will do if it becomes law, Codey said:
“The bill would remove the exclusion of domestic workers from the Law Against Discrimination and the New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law, provide privacy rights to domestic workers and require employers to enter into a written contract with the domestic workers they employ. The bill would also establish penalties for violations of its provisions, including penalties against retaliation by the employer.”
A companion bill is currently sitting before the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Read More: NJ Domestic Workers Demand More Workplace Rights, Bill Advances
Several advocacy groups that have been pushing for the bill in the Senate and Assembly gave Thursday’s news a big thumbs-up.
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