Substitute Bill No. 393 - Domestic Workers Summary

• Establishes comprehensive labor protections for domestic workers, including housekeeping, childcare, and elder care workers in private homes, effective January 1, 2017.

• Requires employers to provide written notice at hiring covering rate of pay, hours, job duties, sick leave, vacation, transportation, health insurance, and other compensation terms.

• Mandates paid leave accrual: 72 hours annually for part-time domestic workers and 120 hours annually for full-time domestic workers after one year of employment, with up to 56 hours carryover allowed.

• Prohibits employers from restricting communications, seizing personal belongings, monitoring activities without consent, and entering live-in workers' designated living areas without consent (except emergencies).

• Requires seven days' written notice before termination (14 days for live-in workers) after 90 days of employment, with enforcement through Labor Commissioner complaints carrying civil penalties of $500-$1,000 and remedies including back wages and reinstatement.