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Bill to require trafficking‑hotline postings and training at disaster sites moves forward after implementation questions

California State Assembly subcommittee hearing · April 23, 2026
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Summary

AB 2101 would require "know your rights" postings and standardized training at designated disaster sites and related workplaces to prevent labor trafficking; advocates called it the first legislation of its kind, while telecom and rural groups raised practical concerns about posting and compliance in non‑structural or remote disaster locations.

Assemblymember Mike Gibson presented AB 21 01 as a measure to protect disaster‑response workers from labor trafficking by requiring conspicuous "know your rights" postings and standardized training at designated disaster sites and at businesses that hire or deploy disaster‑response workers.

Professor Stephanie Richard, director of the Sunita Jané Anti‑Trafficking Initiative at Loyola Law School, cited evidence that disaster‑response…

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