HB 6931 Summary

• Employers must provide domestic workers with written notice at hiring covering: rate of pay, hours, job duties, sick leave/vacation/holiday policies, transportation, health insurance, severance/raises, board/lodging fees, and other worker rights.

• Domestic workers are limited to six days of work per week unless they agree in writing to work seven days with appropriate overtime compensation.

• Employers cannot restrict private communications, search personal belongings, monitor activities without consent (except during caregiving tasks), or enter a live-in worker's designated living area without consent, except in emergency repairs.

• Employers must provide seven days' written notice before terminating a domestic worker employed 90+ days (14 days for live-in workers), or pay compensation in lieu of notice; exceptions apply for willful misconduct.

• Domestic workers gain protection from retaliation for complaints or legal proceedings and may sue in Superior Court for remedies including reinstatement, back wages, and other appropriate relief; effective January 1, 2020.