On November 21, 2008, the Assembly Committee on Labor held a public hearing on The Conditions Surrounding Domestic Employment in New York State to examine the various circumstances surrounding domestic employment in New York. The following individuals and organizations testified:

Testimony from Domestic Workers:
Elizabeth
Jocelyn Gill-Campbell
Angelica
Freda
Monica

Premilla Nadasen, Professor
Queens College, City University of New York

Annette Bernhardt , Ph.D., Policy Co-Director
National Employment Law Project

Hon. Gale A. Brewer, Member
City Council of New York

Ed Ott
Central Labor Council

Priscilla Gonzalez,
Domestic Workers United

Jane Thompson,
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Judith Trachtenberg,
Employers for Justice

Susan Wefald , Vice President
Ms. Foundation for Women

Molly Biklen,
Urban Justice Center

Yolanda Wu, Co-President Yolanda Wu, Co-President
A Better Balance: The Work and Family Legal Center

Also submitted:
Hollis V. Pfitsch,
Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Project