Know Your Rights
Ensuring Dignity & Safe Working Conditions
Household workers such as nannies, house cleaners, and homecare workers assist people with disabilities and care for our elders, our children, and our homes. They deserve basic labor protections just like any other worker in California. Since the first Domestic Worker Bill of Rights Campaign in 2006, we at the California Domestic Workers Coalition have lifted the call to end the exclusion of domestic workers from basic health and safety protections granted by Cal/OSHA.
Special Circumstances
Unfortunately, some common challenges in the domestic work industry include being misclassified as an independent contractor or experiencing human trafficking. In this section, you can learn more about if you or someone you know is facing some of these challenges at their workplace and obtain the resources to manage different types of difficult circumstances.
Resources & Tools
Knowing what overtime rate applies to you and making sure to keep records are essential to making your rights real! Please explore this section to learn about different tools that you can use to help assert your rights.
Types of Workers
Am I a domestic worker?
Domestic workers are privately hired nannies, housecleaners, caregivers for seniors, attendants for people with disabilities, cooks, drivers, and gardeners. They work in a private home, whether they are directly hired by the household, by an agency, or by another third party. Read more about what type of worker you are considered under California law and the rights that apply to you!
