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Asm. Labor Chair Liz Ortega Praises Historic Wage Theft Settlement, Highlights Possibilities for Local Enforcement

$233 Million Disney Wage Theft Settlement Shows Wage Theft Can Happen Anywhere―Even the Happiest Place on Earth

SAN LEANDRO, CA ― Assembly Labor Committee Chair Liz Ortega praised the recent California Superior Court settlement awarding $233 million in a class action wage theft suit under a local Anaheim “minimum wage” ordinance. “I want to congratulate the workers and attorneys who just won the largest wage theft settlement in California history.

Asm. Labor Chair Calls for Stiffer Penalties, More Criminal Referrals for Workplace Deaths, Injuries

Cal/OSHA audit hearing discussed findings of rampant fake investigations, heavy discounts on fines

Sacramento — In a hearing on the state auditor’s findings of multiple failings in Cal/OSHA, Assembly Labor Chair Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) announced plans for a bill to increase criminal prosecutions of employers when workers die or are seriously injured on the job and pressed officials for discounting fines by more than half.