Official Text and Analysis.

Amends the exemption to the definition of "domestic worker" to provide that a family member providing services to another family member who is sick, convalescing, elderly, or disabled, is not a domestic worker if the person is providing services for fewer than 25 hours per week, rather than 15 hours person week.

Removes the condition that a person providing care to a sick, convalescing, elderly, or disabled family member also must not provide domestic services in the person's ordinary course of business in order to be exempt from the bill.

Removes one of the criteria in the bill for when a domestic worker is not entitled to rights under the Washington Law Against Discrimination (the criteria removed is the provision regarding when a hiring entity informs a domestic worker that there is reason to believe the person receiving care has documented behavioral conditions that will result in discrimination and abusive conduct).

Requires the work group to include: representatives that reflect the geographic locations across the state; a domestic worker from each of the following types of work: nanny, nonunion home care worker; housekeeper; gardener; cook; and butler or household manager; one representative of an organization representing individuals with developmental disabilities; and one representative of a licensed home care agency.

Requires the work group to include representatives that reflect the geographic locations across the state.

Exempts au pairs from the definition of domestic worker.