Newsom Vetoes California Housekeeper Workplace Safety Bill

The governor said he vetoed the bill because households, who are the main employers of domestic labor, cannot be regulated the same way that businesses are.

The California State Capitol building in Sacramento, Calif., on April 18, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Nannies, housekeepers, and other domestic workers won’t be receiving additional workplace protections in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sept. 29 that would have applied industry labor laws to the group.

Senate Bill 686 would have included domestic workers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), such as requiring their employers to pay them overtime, provide eyewash stations, and other regulations.