Montgomery Council OKs contracts for domestic staff

The Montgomery County Council voted Tuesday to require residents to provide written contracts for nannies, housekeepers and others who do household work, but excluded the elderly and those with disabilities from the landmark legislation.

County leaders heralded the measure as the first of its kind in the country. Bill sponsors Councilmen Marc Elrich and George Leventhal said the move is necessary to protect some of the county’s most vulnerable workers, often including immigrants.