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 employees under this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, including (as applicable)— coverage of live-in domestic employees, as defined in section 8(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 208(a) ), under the overtime requirements of section 7 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 207 ); the right of live-in domestic employees, as so defined, to certain notices and communications under section 8 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 208 ); any minimum wage for domestic employees that may be established pursuant to a recommendation to Congress under section 201(e)(3); the applicability of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. ); the labor rights and privacy protections provided to domestic employees under subtitle B of title I, including— the right of certain domestic employees to a written agreement under section 110; the right of certain domestic employees to earned paid sick time provided under section 111; the fair scheduling practices required under section 112 with respect to certain domestic employees; the right of certain domestic employees 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 the national domestic employee hotline supported under section 304, 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 employees; or representatives of organizations of such employees, which organization is independent from all businesses, organizations, corporations, or individuals that would pursue any financial interest in conflict with that of the employees; is independent, as described in clause (i)(II); has— expertise in domestic service and the workforce of domestic employees; and a track record of working with domestic employees; and operates in a jurisdiction with a significant population of domestic employees; or a partnership of organizations described in subparagraph (A). The term notice of domestic employee rights means the document created and made available by the Secretary under section 302(a).
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