Plain English Breakdown
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Sharing Complaints from Farm Workers Between Agencies
If the Legislature provides funding, this law requires specific state agencies to work together and send complaints from farm workers to the correct office for investigation while protecting private information.
What This Bill Does
- Requires four specific labor groups within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to collaborate when they receive a complaint from an agricultural employee.
- Mandates that these agencies take all reasonable efforts to send the complaint to the right entity for processing and investigation.
- Prohibits agencies from sharing the identity or personal information of the complaining worker without their consent, unless allowed by law.
- Defines specific terms used in this process.
Who It Names or Affects
- Agricultural employees who file complaints about labor issues.
- The Agricultural Labor Relations Board.
- The Department of Industrial Relations and its divisions for safety and standards enforcement.
Terms To Know
- Labor and Workforce Development Agency
- A state group that includes various departments handling worker rights, safety, and labor disputes.
- Appropriation
- Money officially set aside by the Legislature to pay for this new requirement.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law only takes effect if the Legislature provides funding (appropriation) for it.
- Agencies must follow existing laws that already limit what personal information they can share without consent.