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After Massachusetts’ passage of a domestic workers’ bill of rights, Ai-jen Poo sees “more states on the horizon.” She’s also looking to build support for subsidies and tax breaks to help families pay for better-trained caregivers.
Pittsburgh artist Jill Miller converted an ice-cream truck into a roaming piece of pop-art that can also serve as a lactation-break room. After a strong start politically, she’s applying for nonprofit status to get funding grants rolling.
Historic job protections begin next month for domestic workers in New York. Overtime, paid leave and anti-discrimination provisions are part of a package that could start setting new standards for what some call the most vulnerable job market in every part of the world.
A Filipina domestic worker sued her employers for back wages after two years of toil for $1.60 an hour. She is one of thousands of immigrant women employed in U.S. households without government oversight or labor protections.