1.0The Washington Lawyers' Committeehttps://www.washlaw.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UUDYDvd88w"><a href="https://www.washlaw.org/who-we-serve/client-stories/challenging-jim-crow-era-laws-to-strengthening-protections-for-domestic-workers/">Challenging Jim Crow Era Laws to Strengthening Protections for Domestic Workers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.washlaw.org/who-we-serve/client-stories/challenging-jim-crow-era-laws-to-strengthening-protections-for-domestic-workers/embed/#?secret=UUDYDvd88w" width="600" height="338" title="“Challenging Jim Crow Era Laws to Strengthening Protections for Domestic Workers” — The Washington Lawyers' Committee" data-secret="UUDYDvd88w" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> In 2022, WLC advocated in support of the “Domestic Worker Employment Rights Amendment Act.” Domestic workers have historically been excluded from federal and local worker protections. These exclusions originate from Jim Crow Era laws intended to prevent Black individuals from having equal rights in the workplace. Today, there are 47,000 domestic workers in the District […]