Abstract

In Brazil, domestic workers had an unfavorable legal treatment in relation to other workers for a long time. This legal inequality was mitigated with Constitutional Amendment (EC) 72/2013 – which extended rights related to workers’ health for the group – and Complementary Law (LC) 150/2015 – focused on, above all, on rights related to working hours. This research investigated the recognition of domestic workers’ health rights in the Brazilian labor Judiciary, by using judicial decisions related to domestic work and health, considering the period of COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation used a qualitative approach and an inductive reasoning, with a bibliographic and documental study, based on the analysis of judicial decisions.

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