,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1    
#bjbf,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,kim1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1  
,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4     
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mrs4           
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,ms4   
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4
 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,van     
,hollen1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and 
,mr4 ,schumer7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair ,labor      
,standards ,act of #aich to ensure that 
certain caregiving employees are no     
longer exempted from overtime and       
minimum wage protections4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,fair ,wages for ,home ,care ,workers   
,act4  #b4 ,minimum wage and overtime   
for certain caregivers  7a7 ,exemption  
amendments ,section #ac of the ,fair    

,labor ,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #bac7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subsection 7a77#ae71 by striking casual 
basis in domestic service employment and
 all that follows through of the        
,secretary7 and inserting the following3
 casual basis to provide babysitting    
services2 and  7#b7 by repealing        
subsection 7b77#ba74  7b7 ,definitions  
,section #c of the ,fair ,labor         
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjc7 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  7z7 ,babysitting        
services-- 7#a7 means the custodial care
 and protection of infants or children  
in or about a private home in which the 
infants or children reside2 and  7#b7   
does not include services relating to   
the care and protection of infants or   
children which are performed by trained 
personnel1 such as registered1          
vocational1 or practical nurses1 and    
home care workers1 including home health
 aides and personal care aides4  7aa7   
,casual basis1 with respect to the      

provision of babysitting services-- 7#a7
 means employment which is irregular or 
intermittent 7as defined and delimited  
by the ,secretary71 and which is not    
performed by an individual whose        
vocation is babysitting2 and  7#b7 may  
include the performance of household    
work not related to the provision of    
babysitting services1 so long as the    
time performing such work does not      
exceed #bj percent of the total hours   
worked while providing babysitting      
services4  4