Legislation

We supported the repeal of the exemption of domestic workers from the state's minimum wage laws, noting that its impact is sexist, racially discriminatory, and limiting of the economic mobility of domestic workers.

We strongly supported this legislation which would have waived the costs of criminal background checks for individuals seeking employment in a number of childcare positions.

We supported this legislation which would have increased the daily wages for incarcerated workers from $3 per day to $6 per day.

We strongly supported legislation that would have provided legal representation to indigent individuals facing an eviction proceeding.

We strongly supported this legislation, which aimed to give formerly incarcerated individuals access to Medicaid coverage promptly upon their release.

We supported the repeal of an exemption for domestic workers in state minimum wage laws, noting that its impact is sexist, racially discriminatory, and limiting of the economic mobility of domestic workers.

Building upon the important work of the Reproductive Privacy Act, the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act would have ensured that abortion care is covered by Medicaid and within the health insurance plans of state employees.

We supported this legislation which would have generally prohibited employers from using credit history as a component of the hiring process, noting that it could place unnecessary barriers to individual’s seeking employment.

Domestic workers – a demographic of employees largely comprised of lower-income women of color – are inappropriately exempted from the state’s minimum wage laws. We supported the repeal of this exemption.