Our Mission

About Unified Savers

Free, accurate information for California IHSS homecare workers — in plain English.

Who We Are

Unified Savers is a free information resource built specifically for California's In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) workers — the homecare providers who help elderly and disabled Californians live independently.

IHSS workers are among the lowest-paid essential workers in the state, and navigating their rights, wages, and benefit eligibility is unnecessarily complicated. Government websites are dense. Legal jargon is everywhere. Critical information is buried.

We translate that complexity into plain English — and build free tools so every IHSS provider can quickly find out if they're being paid correctly and what benefits they qualify for.

What We Offer

Free Tools

A wage calculator and benefits eligibility checker — no sign-up, no data storage, all calculations stay in your browser.

Rights Guides

Plain-language summaries of your overtime rights, sick leave, travel time pay, protection from wage theft, and more.

News Updates

Twice-weekly summaries of IHSS legislation, wage changes, and policy news — written for providers, not policy analysts.

Regulation Watch

Clear summaries of the California laws and wage orders that govern IHSS providers — with direct hotline numbers.

Fraud Reports

Documented cases of wage theft, elder abuse, and fraud affecting the IHSS system — with outcomes and what to do.

Language Access

Key information available in Spanish, Armenian, and Tagalog — the most common languages among California IHSS providers.

Our Principles

Free forever. No subscriptions, no paywalls, no premium tiers. Every resource on this site is free.
No ads. We don't run ads or sell your data. We have no financial relationship with any employer, agency, or county.
No API keys. Our tools run entirely in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent to a server or stored anywhere.
Plain language. Every legal summary is written for a reader with no legal background. If it requires a law degree to understand, we rewrite it.
Not legal advice. We provide information, not legal representation. For specific disputes, we always direct you to free legal aid.

Contact

Have a correction, a tip about a regulation change, or feedback? We read every message.

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We are not a law firm and cannot provide legal advice or take on individual cases. For legal help, see our resources page.