The long journey home: the contested exclusion and inclusion of domestic workers from federal wage and hour protections in the United States

Harmony. Goldberg

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Covers the historical trajectory of domestic workers' contested relationship with minimum wage and overtime protections in the United States. Traces the initial exclusion of domestic workers from foundational minimum wage and overtime protections in the 1930s through their partial inclusion in the 1970s and the ongoing struggles for full inclusion today.

Keywords: domestic worker; working conditions; minimum wage; overtime; wage determination; history; employé de maison; conditions de travail; salaire minimum; heures supplémentaires; fixation du salaire; histoire; trabajador doméstico; condiciones de trabajo; salario mínimo; horas extra; determinación del salario; historia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2015
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Published in Conditions of work and employment series

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