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An Act To Provide for Minimum Wage and Overtime Coverage for Certain Domestic Workers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §663, sub-§3, ¶B  is amended to read:
 
B. AnyAn individual employed in domestic service in or about a private home and engaged directly by the resident or owner of that private home or the family of the resident or homeowner;
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §663, sub-§3, ¶J  is amended to read:
 
J.  Members of the family of the employer who reside with and are dependent upon the employer; and
 
SUMMARY
This bill clarifies that the minimum wage and overtime exemptions for domestic service in and about a private home do not apply to domestic workers employed by for-profit, 3rd-party employers. It also makes a technical change.