New Jersey Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights in home care
New Jersey's Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights applies workplace protections to many in-home care and household workers, including workers caring for older or disabled people in private homes.
New Jersey · Effective · Implementation Jul 1, 2024
What it is
- What changed
- New Jersey extended wage, notice, anti-retaliation, and working-condition protections to covered domestic workers, including many workers providing care in private homes.
- Why it matters
- Caregivers who hire or coordinate paid help at home need to understand worker-rights obligations because home-care continuity depends on a lawful, stable workforce.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, Paid care workers, People receiving caredomestic workers, home-care workers, older adults, disabled people, family caregivers
- What it does
- Gives people a right or protection
- Identifiers
- P.L.2023, c.262
Sources
Last reviewed Jun 18, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.