POSITIVE Labor 119th Congress

H.R.3971 Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

Extends minimum wage, overtime, and workplace safety protections to domestic workers like nannies and home care aides (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Domestic workers excluded from NLRA since 1935; 2.2M workers lack basic labor protections.

29 U.S.C. § 152(3) — excludes domestic workers from NLRA

NLRB — 29 U.S.C. § 152(3) (definition of employee; exclusion of domestic workers since 1935), official text

Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. 2.2 million domestic workers are excluded from NLRA and FLSA protections, leaving them without documented minimum wage and overtime guarantees.