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Committee backs bill to codify and expand California Workplace Outreach Program
Summary
The committee approved SB 578 to codify the California Workplace Outreach Program into the Labor Code, after testimony showing the program’s reach and effectiveness in educating vulnerable workers and promoting wage-claim activity.
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee voted to pass SB 578 by Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas, re-referring the bill to the Appropriations Committee. SB 578 would codify the California Workplace Outreach Program (CWAP) in the Labor Code, creating a permanent framework for state funding and partnership with community organizations that provide workplace-rights education.
Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas and researchers from the UC Berkeley Labor Center presented evidence that CWAP —…
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