Governor Signs Into Law The Manhattan Domestic Workers’ Bill Of Rights

On August 31, 2010, New York State Governor David A. Paterson signed into law the so-called Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, Bill A1470B.  The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights will go into effect on November 29, 2010.

The Bill grants substantial rights and protections to New York State’s domestic workers, who number approximately 200,000 in the borough Of Manhattan area alone.  Correspondingly, the Bill imposes significant new requirements on families or individuals who employ, in their  homes, housekeepers, nannies, or companions to the sick or the elderly.

See my July 15, 2010 post on this blog, linked here, for a summary of the rights and protections which the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights grants to Manhattan’s domestic workers.

If your company or household needs assistance or guidance on a labor or employment issue and your company or household is located in the borough Of Manhattan area, call the Law Offices of David S. Rich, LLC at (347) 941-0760.