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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.

SACRAMENTO – En medio de una inflación histórica y una creciente crisis del costo de vida, una legisladora de la Bahía está enfocada en un delito poco conocido que le cuesta miles de millones a los trabajadores cada año: el robo de salarios.

SACRAMENTO – Amid historic inflation and a deepening affordability crisis, one East Bay legislator is taking aim at a little-discussed crime that drains billions from paychecks every year: wage theft.

SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D–San Leandro) today joined with small business owners to announce Assembly Bill 1065, which would close a loophole that allows credit card companies to charge extra fees on the sales taxes that every other business is required by law to collect, account for, and remit at no cost to the state.

A Victory for Hayward and Alameda County

Across the state and country, giant health companies are pushing community hospitals out of business. 

SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D–San Leandro) today introduced Assembly Bill 1065, which would close a loophole that allows credit card companies to charge extra fees on the sales taxes that every other business is required by law to collect, account for, and remit at no cost to the state.

SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D–San Leandro) today introduced Assembly Bill 682, a proposed law requiring health plans to publicly report on how many claims they deny, including how many denial decisions are made using artificial intelligence.

HAYWARD, CA - One day after the Consumer Price Index revealed unexpectedly high inflation numbers across nearly all categories of consumer goods, Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) introduced legislation to recover federal tax dollars and make prescription diapers free for familie

Hayward, CA – St. Rose Hospital, Hayward’s only emergency room and a critical safety-net provider for Central and South Alameda County, has been saved from imminent closure thanks to a landmark agreement allowing Alameda Health System (AHS) to assume governance and operations. Following months of advocacy led by Asm. Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro), St.