Graphic from RaceWire The Colorlines Blog The new Nanny Law in New York will hopefully give both domestic employers and in-home employees a clear guideline for what is fair when negotiating a new contract. The Nanny Law allows penalties against those who do not follow basic labor laws. But, it is largely unenforceable unless someone […]
By Matt O’BirenContra Costa Times SAN FRANCISCO — It was an encounter with a Berkeley homeowner five years ago that made Sylvia Lopez realize how vulnerable she was to the whims of her employers. “He said I wasn’t cleaning quickly enough, so he grabbed me by the arm and forced me out of the house,” […]
Domestic workers push labor rights billDaily NewsBy Patrice O’Shaughnessyhttp://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2009/04/28/2009-04-28_domestic_workers_push_labor_rights_bill.html Members of the Domestic Workers Justice Coalition, a group that works to organize several domestic worker unions, held a rally Saturday, March 4th, 2009. Tuesday, Ana Ontiveros will not make her usual daily trip from the Bronx to her job as a housekeeper in Manhattan. Instead, […]
Giving Rights to Caregivers Without a VoiceBy Albor Ruizhttp://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/04/05/2009-04-05_giving_rights_to_caregivers_without_a_vo.html Sunday, April 5th 2009, 4:00 AM “I am not speaking only for myself, but for 200,000 people,” said Patricia Francois, a nanny who is suing her former employer for allegedly assaulting her. Two hundred thousand is the number of domestic workers in the New York City […]
N.Y. Domestic Workers See Bill of Rights in ’09By Rebecca HarshbargerWeNews correspondent http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3913 Amid massive layoffs, domestic workers and advocates across the country are looking to New York to become the first state to extend legal protections for health insurance, overtime, severance and cost-of-living salary adjustments. (WOMENSENEWS)–When Lois Newland began working as a nanny in […]
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