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Lawmakers and advocates push back on proposed $400 million loan from labor fund; CWOP supporters urge protection
Summary
The May revision calls for a $400 million loan from the Labor and Workforce Development Fund to the General Fund; senators and dozens of public commenters urged the committee to reject the proposal and protect funding for wage‑theft enforcement and the California Workplace Outreach Project.
The May revision includes a proposal to loan $400 million from the Labor and Workforce Development Fund to the General Fund. The proposal drew sustained criticism from senators and dozens of public commenters who said the fund supports wage‑theft enforcement and a statewide worker‑outreach program known as the California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP or "See‑WOP" in testimony), which provides multilingual worker education and outreach.
Senator Durazo expressed concern that the loan would undercut enforcement and outreach designed to prevent wage theft and noted the fund previously lent money to the General Fund in 2020. Jay Sturgis of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency replied that…
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