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Council member Brewer discusses paid sick days and domestic workers' rights
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer engages in a brief Q&A session about paid sick days and domestic workers' rights. She clarifies that paid sick days have a private right of action and inquires about specific examples of how the agency could support domestic workers' rights.
- Brewer emphasizes the importance of paid sick days having a private right of action
- She asks for specific examples of how the agency could support domestic workers' rights
- A representative discusses collaborative efforts to develop culturally and linguistically accessible materials for domestic workers
Gale A. Brewer
1:33:57
I just want to point paid sick days does have private right of action.
1:34:02
I assume you know that.
UNKNOWN
1:34:03
Female Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Gale A. Brewer
1:34:04
Female And then one quick for the domestic workers whom I am familiar with for about thirty years.
1:34:10
My question would be, what would be a specific example as to what the agency could do to be cognizant of their rights?
1:34:17
Obviously, pay sick days, overtime.
1:34:19
I just want to know if you could provide some of that list.
Ben Fuller-Googins
1:34:25
In terms of making sure the agency is aware of
Ariel Mintz
1:34:28
Yes.
1:34:28
Yes.
Ben Fuller-Googins
1:34:29
Well, they're very collaborative, so we work very closely to ensure that the materials that they develop are actually coming from workers themselves to make sure they're culturally and linguistically accessible and really outlining what's in the domestic worker bill of rights and including some of the city initiatives too.
1:34:45
So, yeah, we've had a lot of success ensuring it with the joint outreach that I mentioned to ensure that workers are understanding that, you know, the city has their back in terms of enforcement too.
Gale A. Brewer
1:34:53
Thank you very much.