Raised Bill No. 5276 Summary

• Requires employers of domestic workers to provide written notice at hiring detailing compensation, hours, job duties, availability and accrual of paid/unpaid leave, transportation, health insurance, severance, and any other applicable rights, effective January 1, 2021.

• Limits domestic workers to six days per week maximum, with an exception allowing seven-day weeks only if both worker and employer agree in writing and appropriate overtime rates are paid.

• Prohibits employers from restricting private communications, seizing personal belongings, unauthorized monitoring, or entering live-in workers' designated living areas without consent (except for emergency repairs with notice).

• Requires employers to provide seven days' written notice before terminating domestic workers employed 90+ days, or fourteen days' notice for live-in workers; alternatively, employers may terminate immediately with compensation equal to wages for the notice period.

• Establishes anti-retaliation protections preventing discharge or discrimination against domestic workers for exercising rights, filing complaints, or testifying, and permits domestic workers to bring civil actions in Superior Court for remedies including back wages, reinstatement, and other appropriate relief.