10.19.2023 - By Democratic Office of Communications and Outreach
Thousands of young workers are being exploited every year. The U.S Department of Labor says the employment rights of 2,819 minors were violated in 2021. Employers were fined $3.4 million. Assemblymember Liz Ortega – a former labor organizer - aims to fix that. She wrote AB 800 – which will require high school juniors and seniors to learn about their rights as workers during the annual Workplace Readiness Week each May.