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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.

Históricas Reformas Contra el Robo de Salarios Avanzan y Podrían Ahorrarle Miles de Millones a los Trabajadores

El paquete de leyes contra el robo de salarios, que busca agilizar los reclamos y devolverle el dinero a los trabajadores, avanza en la Asamblea y se dirige al Senado.

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.

AB 1065 Fact Sheet

The State of California requires that businesses collect, account for, and remit state and local sales taxes as a condition of operation and at no cost. But current law allows credit card companies to then charge businesses and their customers a swipe fee on the collection of those taxes. AB 1065 will end this obvious inequity. The bill will also prohibit credit card companies from charging swipe fees on tips.