CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
An act to add Part 13 (commencing with Section 9200) to Division 5 of the Labor Code, relating to occupational safety and health.
AB 1820, as introduced, Arambula. Division of Occupational Safety and Health: Labor Trafficking Unit.
Existing law establishes within the Department of Industrial Relations the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, known as Cal-OSHA, which has the power, jurisdiction, and supervision over every employment and place of employment in this state to enforce and administer all laws, standards, and orders relating to the protection of life, safety, and health of employees and places of employment.
This bill would establish within Cal-OSHA the Labor Trafficking Unit, which would be required to coordinate with the Labor Enforcement Task Force, the Bureau of Investigation, and specified other agencies to combat labor trafficking. This bill would require the unit to receive, investigate, and prosecute complaints alleging labor trafficking and take steps to prevent labor trafficking. The bill would require the unit to follow protocols to ensure survivors of labor trafficking are not victimized by the process of prosecuting traffickers and are informed of the services available to them.
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
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