Bill · S. 4081· Senate(119-S-4081)

Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act

Age: 76 years

Washington

Introduced: 3/12/2026
Last activity: 3/12/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsored by: Patty Murray
Cosponsors: - 20 - 0

Labor and Employment

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the ``Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act'', seeks to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The primary goal is to ensure that certain caregiving employees are no longer exempt from minimum wage and overtime protections. It specifically targets the definition of babysitting services and the casual basis of such work. By amending existing laws, the act changes how domestic service employment is classified.

Yes· 3 of 5

Does this raise the lowest wage an employer may pay?+5
The bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to ensure certain caregiving employees are no longer exempt from minimum wage protections.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+4
Low-income workers performing casual caregiving services will gain access to mandatory minimum wage and overtime pay.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+3
The bill benefits young adults who may perform irregular or intermittent babysitting services for pay.