New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Labor Law § 170 (2026)

Hours of labor for domestic workers

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§ 170. Hours of labor for domestic workers. No person or corporation
employing a domestic worker as defined in subdivision sixteen of section
two of this chapter, shall require any domestic worker to work more than
forty hours in a week, or forty-four hours in a week for domestic
workers who reside in the home of their employer; unless they receive
compensation for overtime work at a rate which is at least one and
one-half times the worker's normal wage rate.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2012–2016 · leading case: Gurung v. Malhotra, 851 F. Supp. 2d 583 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).

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Gurung v. Malhotra, 851 F. Supp. 2d 583 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). “Because Gurung’s employment as a domestic worker predated the passage of the New York Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, see N.Y. Lab. Law § 170 , she is entitled only to one and one-half times the minimum (as opposed to her contract) wage for any hours she worked in excess of 44…”

Rana v. Islam, 210 F. Supp. 3d 508 (S.D.N.Y. 2016). · cites it 2× “See N.Y. Labor Law §§ 170 ; 663(1); Gurung, 851 F.”

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