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Committee advances bill directing labor commissioner to provide annual worker-rights notice
Summary
SB 294 would require the Labor Commissioner nd employers to distribute an annually updated template informing employees of state and federal workplace rights; the committee advanced the bill after broad support from labor and advocacy groups.
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee advanced SB 294 on a voice/roll call vote after proponents described the measure as a response to federal-level rollbacks of worker protections and to chronic enforcement gaps.
Chair Ortega presented the bill on behalf of Senator Reyes, saying the author is working with stakeholders to narrow a provision about workers' compensation notice and that changes had…
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