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California Lawmakers Pass Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

HeadlineSep 13, 2013

California lawmakers also passed the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, which would make California the first state in the country to give live-in workers the right to overtime pay if they work more than nine hours a day or 45 hours per week. Gov. Brown vetoed similar legislation last year.

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