Reports and Infographics on the Domestic Worker Industry
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…
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…
FINDINGS FROM UCLA LABOR CENTER’S PROFILE OF DOMESTIC WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA Domestic work is an indispensable part of American life. Domestic workers provide childcare, homecare, and housecleaning services to support families, individuals, older adults, and people with illnesses or disabilities. Essential to the functioning of our economy and a more caring and sustainable future, domestic…
On November 8, 2018, a brush fire broke out in the dry grassy hills in the Malibu area of Los Angeles. Dubbed the Woolsey Fire, the flames erupted during the subsequent days, tracing a massive path across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. The fire killed three individuals and prompted the evacuation of more than 295,000…