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New York's Senate has passed a domestic workers' bill of rights, a first in the country. It would require overtime wages, paid holidays, sick days and vacation time for nannies, housekeepers and caregivers for the elderly--estimated at 200,000 workers in the state. The bill gives employers and workers a baseline of fairness about pay, hours and benefits. It also gives the State Labor Department and attorney general the power to...