Domestic employees, many of them immigrants, are excluded from many labor laws, and there are no official workplace safety regulations for domestic work.
My colleague Leslie Berestein Rojas reports on the legislative attempts to create protections, and she talks to a worker who shares her experience and how she’s advocating for safe working conditions.
Two recent legislative attempts have been met with vetoes, but this year the state did issue voluntary guidelines for best practices.
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And some domestic workers and their employers are taking it up on themselves to develop their own agreements. Read the story here.
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I hope that y’all had a great holiday! As I prepare for the new year, I’m thinking about my 2024 goals, all the things I accomplished this year, and my personal favorite start to any new year: the Rose Parade.
I know the parade is known for its floral floats, lively marching bands, and Clydesdale horses, but did you know there are going to be mules from the state’s six national forests at this year’s celebration?
The U.S. Forest Service is participating in the Rose Parade — the third time for the agency in a decade. The mules have a legacy that goes all the way back to the time when California's wilderness was first reimagined as a recreational space. Learn more about it here!
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