California Domestic Workers Coalition

Reports and Infographics on the Domestic Worker Industry

Unprotected on the Job: How Exclusion from Safety and Health Laws Harms California Domestic Workers

Since its creation in 1973, California’s Occupational Safety and Health Act has excluded an entire class of workers—those employed in private households as nannies, housecleaners, home health aides, and home attendants. This report documents the human cost of their exclusion at a time when COVID-19 and ecological disaster compound typical workplace hazards. Based on a…

“Using workers’ compensation claims to investigate occupational injuries among residential day laborers and domestic workers” by Kevin Riley PhD, MPH | Rosario Majano MS

American Journal of Industrial Medicine | ABSTRACT Background: While many states have legal provisions to extend workers’ compensation eligibility to day laborers or domestic workers hired directly by homeowners or families, little is known about the nature or frequency of injury claims submitted on behalf of these “residential employees.” Methods: We examined California workers’ compensation…