Willard West

Washington with COVID-19: When a global pandemic hits and your job is in your employer’s home

When the coronavirus pandemic hit Washington, D.C., Mason Ferguson, an American University student and part time nanny from Colorado, wasn’t sure what she would have to do.

Senators express frustration with Trump administration officials on coronavirus testing

Senators expressed frustration with the “unacceptable,” in the words of Sen. Patty Murray (D–Wash.), COVID-19 testing capability of the American healthcare system to Trump administration health officials in a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on coronavirus Tuesday. Trump administration officials from the Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health and HumanContinue reading “Senators express frustration with Trump administration officials on coronavirus testing”

Domestic Workers Protection Legislation Gains Momentum in D.C., Nationwide

In 2020, domestic workers’ rights is a rising issue in states from Massachusetts to California, and has recently found a footing in D.C. — both at a local and federal level. The D.C. Council’s Domestic Workers Protection Act of 2019 amends numerous other laws that domestic workers like housekeepers and nannies were intentionally written outContinue reading “Domestic Workers Protection Legislation Gains Momentum in D.C., Nationwide”