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                 Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations
                              William W. Monning, Chair

          Date of Hearing: June 26, 2013               2013-2014 Regular  
          Session                              
          Consultant: Alma Perez                       Fiscal:Yes
                                                       Urgency: No
          
                                   Bill No: AB 241
                                   Author: Ammiano
                         As Introduced/Amended: May 24, 2013
          

                                       SUBJECT
          
                      Domestic work employees: labor standards 


                                      KEY ISSUE

          Should the Legislature extend existing employment rights and  
          protections to domestic work employees, such 8 hours of  
          uninterrupted sleep, overtime compensation and duty-free meal  
          and rest periods?  

                                      ANALYSIS
          
           Under existing law  , it is the duty of the Industrial Welfare  
          Commission (IWC), within the Department of Industrial Relations  
          (DIR), to ascertain the wages, hours and working conditions of  
          employees in the state and promulgate rules, regulations and  
          orders to ensure that employers comply with those provisions of  
          law.  (Labor Code §1173)

           Under existing law,  the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement  
          and the Office of the Labor Commissioner were established to  
          adjudicate wage claims, investigate discrimination and public  
          works complaints, and enforce Labor Code statutes and Industrial  
          Welfare Commission orders. 

           Existing law, for overtime compensation (Labor Code §510):
                  With certain exceptions, defines a day's work as eight  
               hours of labor.  Any additional hours worked must be  
               compensated with the payment of overtime, as follows: 

                  §         Any work in excess of eight hours in one  









                    workday, any work in excess of 40 hours in any one  
                    workweek, and the first eight hours worked on the  
                    seventh day of work in any one workweek shall be  
                    compensated at the rate of no less than one and  
                    one-half times the regular rate of pay for an  
                    employee;

                  §         Any work in excess of 12 hours in one day  
                    shall be compensated at the rate of no less than twice  
                    the regular rate of pay for an employee; 

                  §         Any work in excess of eight hours on any  
                    seventh day of a workweek shall be compensated at the  
                    rate of no less than twice the regular rate of pay of  
                    an employee. 
           
          Existing law, for meal and rest periods (Labor Code §512):
                  Requires, with certain exemptions, that all employees  
               receive a meal break of 30 minutes 
               before the start of the 5th hour of work, unless the work  
               period is no more than six hours and both the employer and  
               employee choose to waive the meal period by mutual consent.  
                

                 Requires that if the work period is more than ten hours,  
               a second meal period of 30 
               minutes must also be granted to an employee.  This second  
               meal period can be waived by the mutual consent, but only  
               if the work period is no more than 12 hours, and the first  
               meal period was not waived.  

                 Requires that employers provide non-exempt employees  
               with rest breaks of 10 minutes
               for every four hours worked. 
                
                  Provides that if an employer fails to provide a  
               duty-free meal or rest period, the employer must give the  
               employee one hour of additional premium wages at the  
               employee's regular rate of compensation for each workday  
               that a meal period was not provided. (Labor Code §226.7) 

           Existing Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders  , allow for  
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          "on-duty" meal periods where the employee is not relieved of  
          work responsibilities, but is allowed to eat while they work.   
          An on-duty meal period is permitted only when the nature of the  
          work prevents an employee from being completely relieved of  
          work.  All on-duty meal period agreements must be in writing,  
          and the employee may  revoke  the on- duty meal period agreement  
           at any time  .  

           
          This Bill  would enact the "Domestic Worker Bill of Rights" to  
          provide protections and regulate the wages, hours, and working  
          conditions of domestic work employees, as defined. 

          Specifically, this bill would: 

             1)   Provide the following definitions, among others:

               a.     "Domestic work" means services related to the care  
                 of persons in private households or maintenance of  
                 private households or their premises, including childcare  
                 providers, caregivers of the disabled, sick,  
                 convalescing, or elderly persons, house cleaners,  
                 housekeepers, maids and other household occupations. 

               b.     "Domestic work employee" means an individual who  
                 performs domestic work (including live-in domestic work  
                 employees and personal attendants).  However, the term  
                 does not include (thereby exempting from the requirements  
                 of the bill):

                      §             In-Home Supportive Services program  
                        employees;
                      §             Specified family members;
                      §             A babysitter under 18 years of age;
                      §             A person employed as a casual  
                        babysitter of a minor working not more than six  
                        hours per week;
                      §             A person employed by a licensed health  
                        facility;
                      §             A person employed by an organization  
                        vendored or contracted through a regional center  
                        or the State Department of Development Services,  
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                        as specified, to provide services and support for  
                        persons with development disabilities; and 
                      §             A person who provides child care, as  
                        specified, if the parent or guardian of the child  
                        receives child care and development services  
                        pursuant to any program authorized under the Child  
                        Care and Development Services Act or the  
                        California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to  
                        Kids Act. 

               a.     "Live-in domestic work employee" means an employee  
                 who resides in the employer's household at least five  
                 days per week and has sleep accommodations. 

               b.     "Personal attendant" means a person employed by a  
                 private or third-party to supervise, feed, or dress a  
                 person who, by reason of advanced age, physical  
                 disability, or mental deficiency, needs supervision.   
                 However, status as a personal attendant applies only if  
                 this work does not exceed 20% of the total weekly hours  
                 worked. 

               c.     "Domestic work employer" means a person who  
                 (including through the services of a third-party  
                 employer) employs or exercises control over the wages,  
                 hours or working conditions of a domestic work employee,  
                 and excludes the following:
                      §             The State of California or an  
                        individual receiving domestic work services  
                        through the IHSS program or who is eligible for  
                        that program based on his or her income.
                      §             An employment agency that operates  
                        solely to procure, offer, refer, provide, or  
                        attempt to provide work to domestic workers, as  
                        specified.
                      §             A licensed health facility.

             1)   Establish specific employment rights for domestic work  
               employees that includes:

                  a.        A right to overtime compensation as provided  
                    under existing law;
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                  b.        Rights to existing meal and rest period  
                    requirements for personal attendants;

                  c.        8 hours of uninterrupted sleep for a domestic  
                    work employee who is a live-in or is required to be on  
                    duty for 24 consecutive hours or more, except in an  
                    emergency any time worked constitutes hours worked. 

                  d.        Specifying that for a personal attendant  
                    accompanying a person with a disability when traveling  
                    out of town, time spent with the person in transit and  
                    attending to or carrying out the directives of the  
                    person constitutes hours worked, as specified.

                  e.        A domestic work employee required to sleep in  
                    the private household of his/her employer must be  
                    provided with a separate room that is a decent and  
                    sanitary sleeping accommodation, and shall not be  
                    required to share a bed.

                  f.        Permitting a domestic work employee who works  
                    five or more hours a day to choose the food he/she  
                    eats and to prepare his/her own at the job site's  
                    kitchen. Except for households with religious, dietary  
                    or health related restrictions. 

             2)   Provide that these provisions shall be enforced by the  
               Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE).

             3)   Provide for administrative or civil enforcement of these  
               provisions, as specified, including remedies and attorney's  
               fees and costs to prevailing domestic work employees.

             4)   Make several legislative findings and declarations  
               regarding domestic workers.  



                                      COMMENTS
          
          1.  Background on Domestic Workers:
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            "Domestic workers" or "household workers" are generally  
            comprised of housekeepers, nannies and caregivers of children  
            and others, including the disabled and elderly, who work in  
            private households to care for the health, safety and  
            well-being of those under their care.  One useful analysis  
            includes the following overview of the treatment of domestic  
            workers under California law: 

               "In California, 'all persons employed in household  
               occupations, whether paid on a time, piece rate,  
               commission, or other basis' are entitled to be paid the  
               state minimum wage. Live-in domestic workers cannot be  
               charged for food or housing without a voluntary, written  
               agreement. Like its federal counterpart, California wage  
               and hour laws exclude personal attendants.  However,  
               personal attendants, whether live-in or not, are entitled  
               to the California minimum wage if they spend more than  
               twenty percent of their time doing other housework.

               Non-live-in domestic workers are entitled to overtime pay  
               under California law under the same conditions as under  
               federal law; however, in California such workers are also  
               entitled to rest periods. Ten minute rest periods and a  
               thirty minute meal period are considered on-duty and  
               counted as time worked, unless the employee is relieved of  
               all duty during the meal period.

               Live-in domestic workers are entitled to overtime only if  
               they work more than nine hours in a workday or if they work  
               on the sixth or seventh workday. These workers must be  
               given at least 12 consecutive off-duty hours on any  
               workday. Work during off duty time is compensable as  
               overtime. Personal attendants are not entitled to meal  
               breaks or rest breaks.

               All domestic workers in California are entitled to be free  
               from sexual harassment. California employment and labor law  
               provides most domestic workers with minimum wages and  
               maximum hours, workers' compensation for injuries on the  
               job, and protection from sexual harassment.  However,  
               domestic workers in California are left without many of the  
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               basic legal protections afforded to other workers in this  
               state."
               ("Left Out: Assessing the Rights of Migrant Domestic  
               Workers in the U.S., Seeking Alternatives," Human Rights  
               Center, UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, November  
               2003)

          2.  Need for this bill?

             Though rights and protections are relatively broad in  
            California, in general, domestic workers are largely excluded  
            from some of the more basic protections afforded to other  
            workers under state and federal law, including the rights to  
            overtime wages, meal and rest period rights and safe and  
            healthy working conditions.  Domestic workers may suffer  
            discrimination, since California's Fair Employment and Housing  
            Act only prohibits employers with five or more employees from  
            discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, national  
            origin, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, sexual  
            orientation, gender identity, or on the basis of an English  
            only policy. California occupational safety and health law  
            excludes 'household domestic service.'  

            The author and advocates contend that domestic workers often  
            labor under harsh conditions, work long hours for low wages  
            without benefits or job security, and face termination without  
            notice or severance pay leaving many suddenly without income.   
            According to proponents, in the worst cases domestic workers  
            are verbally and physically abused or sexually assaulted, and  
            stripped of their privacy and dignity.  The author cites a  
            2013 report by the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Home  
            Truths: Domestic Workers in California, which surveyed 631  
            domestic workers in four metropolitan areas in the state, Los  
            Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose. The report  
            found that 25% of domestic workers are paid below CA's minimum  
            wage; less than 1% receives retirement or pension benefits;  
            only 6% work for employers who pay into Social Security; just  
            1% work for employers who pay into workers' compensation; and  
            only 2% receive employer-provided health insurance coverage. 

            According to proponents, this bill is needed to set  
            industry-wide standards that will protect domestic workers,  
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            create greater stability in the industry and improve the  
            quality of care for Californians. This bill would enact the  
            Domestic Worker Bill of Rights to regulate the wages, hours,  
            and working conditions of domestic work employees, as defined.

          3.  "Personal Attendants" under the Industrial Welfare Commission  
            Wage Orders  
            
            In 1986, the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) adopted a  
            complete exemption from the overtime provisions and other  
            requirements of the Wage Orders for individuals employed as  
            "personal attendants."  The minimum wage exemption was  
            eliminated on January 1, 2001 thereby entitling "personal  
            attendants" to the state minimum wage for all hours worked.   
            However, as discussed below, an overtime exemption continues  
            to exist for "personal attendants" under IWC Wage Order 15.

             IWC Wage Order 15  

            IWC Wage Order 15 applies to Household Occupations which is  
            defined as all services related to the care of persons or  
            maintenance of a private household or its premises by an  
            employee of a private householder.  

            Under Wage Order 15, "personal attendants" are defined as  
            including:
               "babysitters and means any person employed by a private  
               householder or by any third party employer recognized in  
               the health care industry to work in a private household, to  
               supervise, feed, or dress a child or person who by reason  
               of advanced age, physical disability, or mental deficiency  
               needs supervision."

            "Personal attendants" are completely exempt from the general  
            overtime requirements, meal and rest break requirements and  
            other provisions of Wage Order 15.  Therefore, "personal  
            attendants" are only required to be paid straight-time for all  
            hours worked, regardless of whether they work more than eight  
            hours in a day or 40 hours in a week.

            Wage Order 15 also specifies that the status of "personal  
            attendant" shall apply when no significant amount of work  
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            other than the foregoing is required. A recent opinion letter  
            issued by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement  
            (November 23, 2005. Donna M. Dell, State Labor Commissioner &  
            Chief) that sought to clarify the definition of "personal  
            attendants" under Wage Order 15 stated that, "?any general  
            housekeeping duties performed should not exceed 20% of the  
            weekly working time spent by the personal attendant to  
            maintain his or her exemption under IWC Wage Order 15." 

            Wage Order 15 also has specific provisions related to  
            "live-in" household employees who are not personal attendants.  
             First, Wage Order 15 specifies that a live-in employee shall  
            have at least 12 consecutive hours free of duty during each  
            workday of 24 hours, and the total span of hours for a workday  
            shall be no more than 12 hours.  Wage Order 15 also specifies  
            that a live-in employee shall have at least three hours free  
            of duty during the 12 hour span of work.  Finally, a live-in  
            employee who works during scheduled off-duty hours or during  
            the 12 consecutive off-duty hours is entitled to overtime for  
            such hours.

            The net result is that a live-in employee essentially works a  
            nine hour day and is entitled to overtime for any hours worked  
            beyond that.  However, as discussed above, an employee who is  
            a "personal attendant" is completely exempt from overtime  
            under Wage Order 15.

          4.  Federal Exemption for "Companions"  
            
            It may also be useful to point out the federal exemption for  
            "companions" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which  
            is much broader than the exemption under state law. The FLSA  
            provides an exemption to minimum wage and overtime  
            requirements for individuals employed in domestic service  
            employment to provide babysitting services on a casual basis,  
            or to provide companionship services for individuals who are  
            unable to care for themselves because of age or infirmity.   
            Companion services include those services which provide  
            fellowship, care and protection for a person who, because of  
            advanced age or physical or mental infirmity, cannot care for  
            his or her own needs.  It does not include services provided  
            by trained personnel, such as a registered nurse or a  
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            practical nurse.

            FLSA regulations state that companionship services may include  
            household work related to the care of the aged or infirm  
            person such as meal preparation, bed making, washing clothes,  
            and other similar services.  Companions may perform general  
            household work as long as such work is incidental and does not  
            exceed 20 percent of the total weekly hours worked.  Household  
            work related to the care of the individual is not counted  
            towards this 20 percent limitation.

            On December 27, 2011, the federal government (through the U.S.  
            Department of Labor) proposed key changes to the regulations  
            governing "companions."  Among other things, the proposed  
            changes would provide that: (1) third party employers of  
            domestic workers who care for elderly and those with  
            disabilities in a private household would now be covered by  
            federal weekly overtime requirements; and (2) the definition  
            of companionship services would be significantly narrowed such  
            that far fewer caregivers for the elderly and people with  
            disabilities would qualify as companions exempt from minimum  
            wage and overtime.   Live-in caregivers hired directly by the  
            household would continue to be exempt from overtime as live-in  
            employees, but would be entitled to minimum wage if they fall  
            outside the narrowed companion exemption.  

            On February 24, 2012, the Department published a notice to  
            extend the comment period to March 12, 2012, because of  
            requests received to extend the period for filing public  
            comments and the Department's desire to obtain as much  
            information about its proposals as possible. These proposed  
            regulation changes are still pending.  

          5.  New York State Legislation  
            
            On July 1, 2010, the New York State Legislature passed the  
            first-in-the-nation domestic worker "bill of rights."  The  
            bill [A. 1470B (Wright)/S.2311-E (Savino)] was signed by  
            Governor Paterson on August 31, 2010 and went into effect on  
            November 29, 2010.  Among other things, the New York statute:

                     Establishes an eight hour workday and overtime after  
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                 40 hours a week for live-out domestic workers (44 hours  
                 for live-in domestic workers).
                     Provides for one day of rest each calendar week.
                     Provides for three paid days off after one year of  
                 employment.
                     Establishes protection against workplace  
                 discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation,  
                 national origin, disability, marital status and domestic  
                 violence victim status.
                                                                                    Establishes protection against sexual harassment by  
                 the employer.

            However, it should be noted that under the New York  
            legislation the term "domestic worker" does not include any  
            individual (a) working on a casual basis, (b) who is engaged  
            in providing companionship services, as defined by the FLSA  
            (discussed above), and who is employed by an employer or  
            agency other than the family or household using his or her  
            services, or (c) who is a relative through blood, marriage or  
            adoption, as defined.  In addition, under the New York  
            legislation, the term "employer" does not include any employer  
            with fewer than four persons in his or her employ. 

          6.  Proponent Arguments  :
            
            According to the author, in California, there are around  
            200,000 domestic workers who serve as housekeepers, nannies,  
            and caregivers in private homes. The author argues that the  
            role of domestic workers is essential to California as it  
            enables others to participate in the workforce. Without these  
            domestic workers our economy would suffer and many  
            Californians would be forced to forgo their own jobs to  
            address their household needs. However, the author contends,  
            despite the importance of their work, domestic workers have  
            historically received wages well below the poverty line and  
            continue to be excluded from some of the most fundamental  
            labor protections other Californian workers enjoy. 

            Proponents argue that current laws and exclusions are complex,  
            leaving employers and workers without any clear guidelines.   
            The author notes that domestic workers are among the most  
            isolated and vulnerable workforce in the state. The unique  
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            nature of their work requires protections to prevent abuse and  
            mistreatment from occurring behind closed doors, out of the  
            public eye.  Therefore, the author argues, this bill provides  
            domestic workers with industry-specific protections to use  
            kitchen facilities and cook their own food, and creates  
            standards for sleep, meal and rest periods, overtime and paid  
            vacations. Even domestic workers employed by agencies labor in  
            individual homes and deserve equal rights and labor  
            protections.  

            Similarly, proponents argue that this bill seeks to provide  
            industry-wide standards so that they can provide uniform  
            quality care to the individuals and homes with which they are  
            entrusted.  They believe this uniformity will increase the  
            quality of care and standardize the industry.  Finally,  
            proponents state that domestic workers are the bedrock of our  
            society - they do the work that makes all other work possible.  
            This bill will not only protect this significant and valuable  
            workforce, but also will invest in the wellbeing of  
            Californian's families and homes.

          7.  Opponent Arguments  :

            Opponents, including the California Association for Health  
            Services at Home and numerous individual home care companies  
            and individuals, argue that this bill would significantly  
            impact their ability to provide affordable care to elderly  
            clients or clients with disabilities and would make it very  
            difficult to provide care to those needing around the clock  
            assistance. They argue that seniors and other frail  
            Californians depend on private home care services to stay  
            healthy and in their homes and to avoid institutionalization. 

            Opponents contend that the homecare industry simply cannot  
            absorb the additional increased labor costs resulting from  
            this bill and would make live-in care completely unaffordable.  
             Opponents contend that live-in rates would more than double -  
            a cost that clients clearly will not pay when they can receive  
            the same services from the "underground economy" and pay cash  
            for a fraction of the cost.

            The CA Chamber of Commerce states that the wage and hour  
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            burden this bill creates on individual homeowners as well as  
            third-party employers is significant, and unprecedented.   
            Failure to comply with any of the requirements in the bill  
            would subject the homeowner or third-party employer to costly  
            statutory penalties and litigation, including an employee's  
            right to attorneys' fees. They argue that, as demonstrated by  
            the overwhelming number of employment lawsuits filed on a  
            daily basis, sophisticated businesses, with professional human  
            resources staff and employment attorneys, struggle with the  
            proper implementation of the onerous California-only wage and  
            hour requirements. This bill, they believe, would expand this  
            burden onto individual homeowners, who are simply seeking to  
            hire assistance in the care for their children or elderly  
            loved ones. 

            According to the Chamber, the detrimental impact of this  
            potential liability will create one of two problems: (1)  
            discourage any homeowner from retaining the services of  
            'domestic work employees,' thereby increasing the unemployment  
            rate in California; or (2) force such homeowners and  
            third-party employers to enter into the underground economy,  
            as compliance with these requirements would simply be too  
            costly.  Either scenario, they argue, will only serve to  
            further harm California's economy, and create additional  
            financial problems than those already plaguing the state.

            Finally, opponents note that Governor Brown vetoed similar  
            legislation last year over the "economic and human impact on  
            the disabled or elderly persons and their families."  [See  
            veto message of AB 889 below.]  

          8.  Prior Legislation  :

            AB 889 (Ammiano) of 2011:  Vetoed by the Governor 
            AB 889, as originally introduced, was almost identical to this  
            bill.  However, AB 889 was subsequently amended to require the  
            Department of Industrial Relations to adopt regulations  
            governing specified working conditions of domestic work  
            employees.  AB 889 was vetoed by Governor Brown, who stated  
            the following in his veto message:

               "Domestic workers work in the homes of ill, elderly or  
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               disabled people. They often share duties and  
               responsibilities with the family and friends of the  
               patient-employer. Those employed in this noble endeavor,  
               like anyone who works for a living, deserve fair pay and  
               safe working conditions. Seeking to improve the  
               circumstances of these workers however, raises a number of  
               unanswered questions. 

               What will be the economic and human impact on the disabled  
               or elderly person and their family of requiring overtime,  
               rest and meal periods for attendants who provide 24 hour  
               care? What would be the additional costs and what is the  
               financial capacity of those taking care of loved ones in  
               the last years of life? Will it increase costs to the point  
               of forcing people out of their homes and into licensed  
               institutions? 

               Will there be fewer jobs for domestic workers? Will the  
               available jobs be for fewer hours? Will they be less  
               flexible? 

               What will be the impact of the looming federal policies in  
               this area? How would the state actually enforce the new  
               work rules in the privacy of people's homes? 

               The bill calls for these questions to be studied by the  
               state Department of Industrial Relations and for the  
               department to simultaneously issue new regulations to  
               provide overtime, meal, rest break and sleep periods for  
               domestic workers. In the face of consequences both unknown  
               and unintended, I find it more prudent to do the studies  
               before considering an untested legal regime for those that  
               work in our homes. 

               Finally, a drafting error leaves most In Home Supportive  
               Service (IHSS) workers subject to this measure - -  
               resulting in costs to the state of over $200 million per  
               year. This could require cuts in wages, reduced hours of  
               care and other reductions to those served by IHSS workers."

            HR 11 (Ammiano and V.M. Perez) of 2011: Adopted
            This resolution recognizes March 30th as International  
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            Domestic Workers' Day.  

            ACR 163 (V.M. Perez) of 2010: Res. Chapter 119. Statutes of  
            2010
             This resolution encourages greater protections in federal and  
               state law for domestic workers. 
                  
            AB 2536 (Montanez) of 2006: Vetoed by the Governor 
             AB 2536 would have eliminated the overtime exemption under  
               California law for
             most "personal attendants."  There was significant  
               opposition, and the bill was subsequently
             narrowed to generally apply only to nannies.  

            ACR 141 (Cedillo) of 2000: Res. Chapter 37, Statutes of 2000
             This resolution declares each March 30 to be Domestic Worker  
               Appreciation Day in
             recognition of all domestic workers for their hard work and  
               dedication, their contribution to 
             the stability and well-being of the Californian family  
               household, and their often overlooked
             contributions to California's economy.


                                       SUPPORT
          
          California Domestic Workers Coalition (Sponsor)
          American Civil Liberties Union of California
          Anakbayan Silicon Valley
          Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality
          Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
          Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern CA
          Asian Pacific Environmental Network
          Babae San Francisco 
          California Communities United Institute
          California Immigrant Policy Center
          California Nurses Association
          California Women's Agenda
          Center for Transformative Change
          Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy
          Centro Laboral de Graton          
          Chinese Progressive Association    
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          Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth
          Community United Against Violence
          Dignidad Rebelde
          Dolores Street Community Services
          East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
          East Bay Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice
          End DV Counseling and Consulting
          Filipino Advocates for Justice
          Filipino Migrant Center 
          Forward Together
          GABRIELA USA
          Gray Panthers of San Francisco
          Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights
          Interfaith Council on Economics and Justice       
          Labor Project for Working Families
          Latino Union of Chicago
          Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition 
          Mujeres Unidas y Activas
          National Alliance for Filipino Concerns   
          National Domestic Workers Alliance
          Oakland Rising          
          Out4Immigration          
          People Organized to Win Employment Rights          
          Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California              
          Racial Justice Allies of Sonoma County         
          SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West
          Service, Immigrant Rights & Education Network      
          Sisters of GABRIELA, Awaken!          
          Temple Hashem
          Training Occupational Development Educating Communities
          Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research and Action        
                 
          Union Salvadorena de Estudiantes Universitarios               
          United Educators of San Francisco                  
          Young Workers United
          

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          24hr Home Care
          Addus HealthCare 
          Alta Home Care
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          At Home Nursing Care
          California Association for Health Services at Home
          California Chamber of Commerce
          Care Plus Home Care
          Caring Solutions
          ComForcare Senior Services
          Comfort Keepers of Encino
          Comfort Keepers of Lomita
          Comfort Keepers of Orange
          Comfort Keepers of San Diego
          Craig Cares
          DialMED Home Care
          Elder Care Guides
          Hired Hands Inc.
          Home Care Association of America-Northern California Chapter
          Homecare California, Inc.
          Home Instead Senior Care - Monrovia 
          Home Instead Senior Care - Placentia
          Home Instead - Santa Barbara
          Independent Nurse Consulting
          LivHOME Inc.
          Matched Care Givers Continuous Care
          Maxim Companion Services
          Medical Care Professionals
          Orange Chamber of Commerce
          Provident Care
          Res Care HomeCare
          Right at Home of Elk Grove
          Right at Home of Rancho Mirage 
          Right at Home of San Diego
          Right at Home of Sonoma County
          Right at Home of Ventura County 
          Senior Helpers-Caring In Home Companions
          The Arc of California
          United Cerebral Palsy California Collaboration
          Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services - San Ramon 
          Visiting Angels Northeast Los Angeles and the West San Fernando  
          Valley 
          Visiting Angels Senior Homecare - Glendale 
          Young at Heart Family Services
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