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; $16.00 per hour throughout the rest of New York State.
- Overtime Pay: One and one-half times your hourly rate for all hours worked beyond 44 hours in a 7-day workweek.
- Weekly Pay: Your wages must be paid every week.
- Wage Information: You are entitled to receive a wage notice when hired and weekly pay statements.
- Weekly Rest Periods: You are entitled to 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.
- Sick Leave: Employers must provide you with up to 40 hours of unpaid sick leave annually.