ALBANY — Lawmakers have passed bills to require overtime pay after eight-hour workdays and at least one day off weekly for more than 200,000 housekeepers, nannies and other domestic workers in the state.
Advocates say that if Gov. Paterson signs the measures into law, New York will become the first state establishing those rights for household workers.
Federal minimum wage laws already apply.
Lawmakers will have to reconcile differences between the Assembly and Senate bills before Paterson can sign it.
The Senate’s version includes guaranteed paid vacation and sick days.