Live-In Housekeeper
If you work at least 120 hours in your employer's home per week, or work 5 or more consecutive days or nights, you are considered a live-in housekeeper.
Your Rights:
- Minimum wage: $17.00 per hour in New York City, and in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties; $16 per hour throughout the rest of New York State.
- Overtime Pay: One and one-half times your regular rate for all hours worked beyond 44 hours in a 7-day workweek.
- Weekly Pay: Wages must be paid every week.
- Wage Information: You are entitled to receive a wage notice when hired and weekly statements, both in English and your primary language.
- Weekly Rest Periods: At least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week. If you voluntarily work on your designated rest day, those hours must be paid at the overtime rate.
- Paid Rest Days: After one year of employment, you are entitled to three paid rest days each year.
- Meal Breaks: If you work a shift of more than 6 hours on any day, you are entitled to at least 30 minutes free from duty for a meal period. The employer does not have to pay you for this time. If your employer gives you short (10 to 15 minute) breaks, these are considered time worked and cannot be deducted from your pay.
- Sick Leave: Employers with four or fewer employees and a net income of $1 million or less must provide up to 40 hours of unpaid sick leave annually. However, if the employer's net income exceeds $1 million, they must provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave annually. Employers with between five and 99 employees must provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave annually. Employers with 100 or more employees must provide up to 56 hours of paid sick leave annually