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The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) works for the respect, recognition, and rights for more than 2.2 million nannies, housecleaners, and home care workers who do the essential work of caring for our loved ones and our homes. If advocates are successful, Washington would join a dozen Democratic-leaning states and several cities that have added new protections for domestic workers. Efforts in those places did not face widespread opposition, though they raised some concerns about privacy and overregulation of workers in private homes.

Miami Workers Center builds power with working-class tenants, workers, women, and families in Miami-Dade County. Through leadership development and grassroots campaigns, we seek to transform our workplaces and neighborhoods to win the respect, rights, and resources we all deserve. The National Domestic Workers Alliance is the nation’s leading voice for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in the United States. In 2018, NDWA introduced the first-ever portable benefits platform for domestic workers.

We bring our vision to life by building power that unites us rather than divides us. The National Domestic Workers Alliance is the nation’s leading voice for dignity and fairness for millions of domestic workers in the United States. Medicaid applications submitted on or after July 1, 2021 may be denied on the 30th day after application or the day after verification information is due. Applications filed prior to July 1, will be allowed 120 days to provide requested verification to establish Medicaid eligibility. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 extended PEUC and PUA benefits through the week ending September 6, 2021. It also increased the maximum duration of PEUC benefits ($300 a week) to 53 weeks and the maximum duration of PUA to 79 weeks.

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Founded in 2007, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) is the leading voice for nannies, housecleaners, and caregivers in the United States. Through strategic campaigns and programs, we improve working conditions for domestic workers and our families, and ensure that domestic workers are at the forefront of a vibrant, powerful movement for justice. In June 2007, over 50 domestic workers from from across the country met in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the first United States Social Forum (USSF) for a national domestic worker gathering. They came together to support their organizing through exchanges and capacity-building.

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SNAP time limits are good work code suspended during the COVID-19 public health emergency. No one in Florida should be barred from SNAP due to time limits, even if they exhausted their time limit in the past. While some employers do not provide benefits or pay fair wages, Kono said many want to do the right thing for those who work in their homes. Kenya Williams, who’s been a nanny in New York for 26 years, said she was only recently informed of her rights when a member of the Carroll Gardens group approached her in a local park. Before that, she said, she generally took whatever pay and conditions were offered to her and didn’t know to ask about holiday or overtime pay.

Persons filing an application for RA benefits beginning March 15, 2020, are not required to complete work registration in Employ Florida through May 29, 2021. In addition, work search requirements for individuals requesting benefits for the weeks beginning March 15, 2020, were also reinstated on May 30, 2021. Member benefits like life insurance, discounts and training provide support and peace of mind.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised mass deportations of immigrants — who make up a disproportionate share of domestic workers — and he and the GOP-dominated Congress almost certainly would be cool to new regulations designed to protect them. Now, advocates are pushing for new statewide legislation that would ensure minimum wage and sick time and require written agreements between employers and workers. Domestic workers are standing up against mistreatment and abuse on the job. Nearly 60,000 women in Miami-Dade are domestic workers – we are essential, and make it possible for our communities to live in clean homes, with their children and loved ones cared for. Though our work is vitally important, it has long been devalued.

When the Fair Labor Standards Act was established to provide protections for other workers, domestic workers were explicitly excluded. Domestic workers have always been primarily women of color, and these exclusions are a product of racism and sexism. To this day, most domestic workers are underpaid and face high rates of workplace abuse.

Many domestic workers are privately employed by families, making it difficult to educate both employers and workers about new protections. And domestic workers, who are sometimes paid cash without any formal work agreement, can be particularly vulnerable to retaliation. At NDWA, we bring our vision to life by building power that unites us rather than divides us – we wield that power to win change through our programs and campaigns. With your help, we can win dignity and protections for millions of domestic workers and build a caring economy that works for all of us. Send a letter to Congress in support of the National Domestic Worker Bill of Rights — it takes just 2 minutes. Together, we have the power to make a difference and shape policies that will improve the lives of all domestic workers.

It is defined by low pay, rampant abuse and sexual harassment, and a lack of worker protections. This creates a rigged system where care work is continually undervalued despite being essential to our economy and society. Use the Department of Labor sample agreements to create fair contracts for nannies, home care workers, and housecleaners. 2021 unemployment compensation claimants can access free or reduced cost health insurance through the ACA marketplace.

We are a diverse alliance made up of over 60 affiliate organizations –and local chapters–in over 20 states. We are all united by a common belief that domestic work must be respected and valued, and that we have the power to transform families, communities and this country with our vision of care. AHCA is loosening coverage restrictions for behavioral health services. Effective May 5, 2020, all prior authorization requirements for mental health or substance use disorder treatment are waived and service limitations (frequency and duration) are lifted. For behavioral analysis services, current authorizations will be extended through an “administrative approval process” which does not require providers to reassess beneficiaries currently getting services.

FPI is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing state policies and budgets that improve the economic mobility and quality of life for all Floridians. Being a member helps me get a better understanding of my rights and a chance to help change the minimum wage… Stateline is part of States Newsroom, a national nonprofit news organization focused on state policy. “However, new laws in this area must recognize that the places where people live cannot be treated in the exact same manner as a traditional workplace or worksite from a regulatory perspective,” he wrote. “We haven’t seen organized employer opposition to the efforts,” she said of the new laws. “Our approach is that, generally, employers want to do the right thing but are not equipped with the resources and guidance they might need,” he said.