Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes employment safety standards for household domestic services and in-home child care services.

Highlights:

• Requires the Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or a representative of the chief, to convene an advisory committee to evaluate whether there is a need to develop industry-specific regulations related to household domestic service (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes the chief of the division and all qualified divisional inspectors and investigators authorized by the chief, to have free access to any place of employment to investigate and inspect during regular working hours, and at other reasonable times when necessary for the protection of safety and health (Sec. 3).

• Requires the chief of the division or their authorized representative, in the case where the place of employment is a residential dwelling and the employee is a domestic service employee, to initiate telephone contact with the employer no later than 3 working days after receipt of a complaint charging a serious violation, and no later than 14 calendar days after receipt of a complaint charging a nonserious violation (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes employment safety standards for household domestic services and in-home child care services.

Highlights:

• Requires the Chief of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or a representative of the chief, to convene an advisory committee to evaluate whether there is a need to develop industry-specific regulations related to household domestic service (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes the chief of the division and all qualified divisional inspectors and investigators authorized by the chief, to have free access to any place of employment to investigate and inspect during regular working hours, and at other reasonable times when necessary for the protection of safety and health (Sec. 3).

• Requires the chief of the division or their authorized representative, in the case where the place of employment is a residential dwelling and the employee is a domestic service employee, to initiate telephone contact with the employer no later than 3 working days after receipt of a complaint charging a serious violation, and no later than 14 calendar days after receipt of a complaint charging a nonserious violation (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text