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Board asks county counsel, labor office to design voluntary 'Know Your Rights' training for fast‑food workers
Summary
Supervisors referred staff to develop a model, voluntary full‑day know‑your‑rights curriculum for fast‑food workers and to report back with implementation options; the board also requested a public hearing and asked staff to consider cost recovery, delivery formats and outreach to small and immigrant‑owned businesses.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on April 8 directed county counsel and the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) to develop a voluntary full‑day “Know Your Rights” training curriculum for fast‑food employees and to return to the board in August with options for implementing a county program.
Why it matters: County staff and board members said surveys and research show many fast‑food workers lack basic workplace rights information — for example, rules on breaks, pregnancy accommodations or recovery from wage theft. Supporters argued a…
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