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Committee hears SB 5023 to extend labor protections to domestic workers; advocates and many domestic workers testify in favor
Summary
SB 5023 would extend minimum wage, overtime, meal/rest break, anti‑discrimination and other protections to domestic workers, remove several statutory exemptions, and require written agreements and notice periods. The bill drew large public participation and many personal testimonies from domestic workers and employer‑allies; Department of Labor &
The Senate Labor & Commerce Committee received extensive testimony on Senate Bill 5023, which proposes to extend labor market protections to domestic workers and remove long‑standing statutory exemptions.
Committee staff Susan Jones summarized the bill’s purpose and provisions. Jones told the committee the measure would require hiring entities to pay domestic workers at least the state minimum wage and overtime, provide required paid and unpaid meal and rest breaks, allow workers to retain personal effects (including passports), require specified written agreements, and impose notice periods (two weeks for termination, four weeks for live‑in workers)…
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