N.Y. Labor Law Section 170
Hours of labor for domestic workers

No person or corporation employing a domestic worker as defined in subdivision sixteen of § 2 (Definitions)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.

Source: Section 170 — Hours of labor for domestic workers, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/LAB/170 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 25, 2025).

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