Domestic Worker Groups Intensify Push For New Cal/OSHA Safety Rules

Groups that advocate for domestic workers are intensifying pressure on California lawmakers and regulators to pursue first-time workplace safety standards for the sector, following a Jan. 9 webinar where they expressed frustration with a California OSHA (Cal/OSHA) official who overstated current protections for domestic work. “What is most concerning is what this means for workers providing household domestic service work and their employers, whom are getting mixed messages as how to best provide a healthy and safe workplace within the...