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Labor committee advances bill protecting workers' right to wear face coverings
Summary
AB 596 would codify a worker's right to wear a face covering at work unless it creates a direct safety hazard. The measure passed to Appropriations following support from labor and health organizations and narrowly framed opposition from business groups seeking feasible exemptions for specific job tasks.
An Assemblymember identified in committee as the bill author presented AB 596 on March 19, describing the measure as a step to preserve workers' ability to wear masks or respirators at work unless doing so would create a direct safety hazard.
"AB 596 will codify this protection into law, ensuring that no employer may prohibit an employee from wearing a mask or a respirator unless it creates a direct safety hazard," the author said. The author…
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