A personal attendant is someone employed by a private householder or any third party employer recognized in the health care industry to work in a private household. Duties of a personal attendant include supervising, feeding, and dressing a child or person who needs assistance due to advanced age, physical disability, or mental deficiency.
If a domestic worker spends more than 20 percent of his or her time performing work other than supervising, feeding, and dressing a child or person who needs supervision, he or she is not considered a personal attendant. Domestic workers who are NOT personal attendants are entitled to overtime under Wage Order No. 15 (see Question 4 below: “What overtime protections apply to domestic workers who are NOT personal attendants?”).
- Personal attendant duties include feeding, bathing, dressing, and direct supervision of any person under care.
- Non-attendant duties include making beds, housecleaning, cooking, laundry, or other duties related to the maintenance of a private household or the premises.
October 2018
Tags: Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, California