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Home Care Workers Demand End to 24-Hour Shifts | New York City News
Home care workers are staging a two-week protest outside Speaker Menin’s office, demanding urgent action on Intro. 303 — a bill that would end the brutal 24-hour workday they’ve endured for years. Despite Menin’s April promise to vote, nothing’s moved — a betrayal they say has pushed them to the brink. Under current law, employers legally pay only for 13 hours of a 24-hour shift, claiming the rest is “break time,” but workers report they’re rarely given those breaks — and still forced to work through them. The proposed bill caps shifts at 12 hours, set to take effect by October 2027. The…
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