"Domestic worker", an individual or employee who is paid by an employer to perform work of a domestic nature within a household including, but not limited to:
"Employer", a person who employs a domestic worker to work within a household whether or not the person has an ownership interest in the household; provided, however, that an "employer" shall not include a staffing agency, employment agency or placement agency licensed or registered pursuant to chapter 140 or an individual to whom a personal care attendant provides services.
"Employ", to suffer or permit to work.
"Forced services", services performed or provided by a domestic worker as defined in section 49 of chapter 265.
"Person", 1 or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy or receivers.
"Personal care attendant", an individual who provides personal care attendant services to persons with disabilities or seniors under the MassHealth personal care attendant program or any successor program under sections 70 to 75, inclusive, of chapter 118E.
"Rest" or "period of rest", a period of time with complete freedom from all duties and during which a domestic worker may either leave the employer's premises or stay on the employer's premises for purely personal pursuits; provided, however, that paid days of rest shall be considered vacation time and pay under chapter 149.
"Working time", compensable time that includes all time during which a domestic worker is required to be on the employer's premises or to be on duty and any time worked before or beyond the end of the normal scheduled shift to complete work; provided, however, that "working time" shall include meal periods, rest periods and sleeping periods unless a domestic worker is free to leave the employer's premises and use the time for the domestic worker's sole use and benefit and is completely relieved of all work-related duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 190