The Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) both can provide protections to caregivers, such as leave of absence and claims for interference with these rights, as well as claims for retaliation against exercising rights to FMLA and CFRA leaves.
A guardian is different from a caregiver because when a child has a caregiver, either the caregiver or the parent can make decisions for the child. When a child has a guardian, only the guardian, not the parent, can make decisions.
A Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit is an official form based on California's recognition that adults who have minors living with them are “caregivers” who often want and need to take some responsibility for the minor's education and other care.
In order to protect seniors from undue influence by their caregivers, California enacted the Care Custodian Statute under California Probate Code section 21350. This statute is designed to prevent financial elder abuse by making testamentary gifts to care custodians presumptively invalid.