Common Contracts

Memorandum of Understanding

Service Employees • August 27th, 2021

• Contract Type
  Service Employees
• Filed
  August 27th, 2021

This Memorandum of Understanding (hereinafter MOU) formalizes the unique employer-employee relationship defined by law between the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority (hereinafter Public Authority) and SEIU Local 2015 (hereinafter Union). The Public Authority does not employ or manage the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) or Waiver Personal Care Services (WPCS) independent Provider (hereinafter Provider) workforce in the role of a traditional employer. The Public Authority is the employer of record for Providers for the purposes of collective bargaining. Consumers of the In-Home Supportive Services program (hereinafter Consumers) retain the sole right to hire, fire, supervise and schedule Providers. The Union and the Public Authority commit themselves in this MOU to some goals that not only benefit this workforce but are also intended to benefit Consumers of IHSS services.