Proposal to establish rights for domestic workers splits lawmakers

Maria Moctezuma's workday began at 6 a.m. and often ran until midnight when she was nanny, housekeeper and cook for a family of four in Rancho Cucamonga. She hurried through her own meals in five minutes, she said, so she could get back to a long list of chores that included washing the family car, scrubbing the bathrooms, serving at late-night parties and caring for an infant and a toddler. Sometimes Moctezuma, 64, was lucky to get six hours sleep between shifts. She made $200 a week, below the minimum wage.