Panel reports substitute for HB27 to provide overtime protections for domestic and live‑in workers HB27 (cognate to a Senate bill) would extend overtime protections — time‑and‑a‑half for hours over 40 — to domestic workers including live‑in caregivers and nannies. The subcommittee accepted a substitute and reported the bill with amendments 5–2 after broad testimony supporting the expansion.

Virginia is one step closer to providing essential overtime protections for domestic workers, including nannies and caregivers, who have long been overlooked.

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6/11 The new contract establishes union-management committees for workload and retention issues. It also includes provisions preventing forced overtime to serve waiting clients at shift's end—protecting work-life balance.
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