S 919 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Amends "Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Act" to exclude full-time students and au pairs from definition of domestic worker and remove joint and several liability provision from law.

This bill amends New Jersey's Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights Act to exclude full-time students and au pairs from the legal definition of "domestic worker." It removes these groups from the law's coverage, meaning they will no longer be protected under the bill's wage, scheduling, and working condition provisions. The bill also deletes a provision that held employers jointly liable for violations, meaning employers will no longer face shared financial responsibility for unpaid wages or other breaches. These changes directly affect domestic workers who are full-time students or au pairs by removing their legal protections under this law.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
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