Committee hears testimony on 'No More 24' bill to end 24‑hour home‑care shifts

At a hearing of the New York City Council Committee on Civil Service and Labor, members heard testimony on Intro. 303, the “No More 24” Act, which would prohibit scheduling home‑care aides for shifts longer than 12 hours and cap scheduled hours at 56 per week unless the worker gives consent and the employer provides two weeks' notice.

Supporters — including Council Member Christopher Marte, State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Ron Kim — described 24‑hour scheduling as exploitative and harmful mainly to immigrant women of color who make up a large share of the city’s home‑care workforce. Marte said organizing and hunger strikes pushed the bill back to the Council and framed 24‑hour shifts as a human‑rights issue. “These shifts take on workers the United Nations definition of torture,” Marte said.

The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) told the Committee it supports the bill’s intent but raised…