A change in state law that just took effect requires some households to provide disability benefits for domestic workers. The law extends a number of protections to domestic workers, including minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, the right to at least one day of rest per week, coverage under the anti-discrimination law and collective bargaining rights. One provision changes the state disability benefits law to cover domestic workers working less than 40 hours per week for the same employer. However, this coverage does not apply to every employee who works for a household.
