Sec. 301. Definitions
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In this title: The term domestic workers bill of rights — means the rights and protections provided to domestic workers under this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, including— coverage under the overtime requirements of section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 207 ); the right of live-in domestic employees to certain notices and communications under section 8 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 208 ); any minimum wage for domestic workers established through a rule issued by the Secretary in accordance with section 201(e)(2); the protection against retaliation under section 15(a)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 215(a)(3) ); the applicability of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) to employers of 1 or more employees; the labor rights and privacy protections provided to domestic workers under subtitle B of title I, including— the right to a written agreement under section 110; the right to earned paid sick time provided under section 111; the fair scheduling practices required under section 112; the right to request and receive temporary changes to scheduled work hours for certain personal events under section 113; the privacy protections under section 114; the right to meal and rest breaks in accordance with section 115; the protection from wage deductions for cash shortages, breakages, or loss under subsection
(a)of section 116 and wage deductions or other penalties for communications described in subsection
(b)of such section; and the protection against retaliation under section 117(b); and the availability of— safety data sheets for household cleaning supplies in accordance with the consumer product safety standard promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission under section 7 of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2056 ) and section 122(a); educational materials from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health relating to the health and safety of domestic workers who provide child care or cleaning services under section 122(b); and the national domestic worker hotline supported under section 121, including the phone number and other contact methods for the hotline; and includes any rules promulgated by the Secretary under this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, and any standard recommended by the Board that is promulgated as such a rule or otherwise implemented by the Secretary. The term eligible entity means— an organization described in paragraph (3), (5), or
(6)of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code that— has a board of directors, at least one-half of the members of which is comprised of— domestic workers; or representatives of organizations of such workers, which organization is independent from all businesses, organizations, corporations, or individuals that would pursue any financial interest in conflict with that of the workers; is independent, as described in clause (i)(II); has expertise in domestic service and the workforce of domestic workers, and has a track record of working with domestic workers; and operates in a jurisdiction with a significant population of domestic workers; or a partnership of organizations described in subparagraph (A). The term notice of domestic worker rights means the document created and made available by the Secretary under section 302(a)(1).
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