I KNOW. COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT IS CALLED TO ORDER.
I'D LIKE TO REMIND ALL OF YOU
THAT WE, FOR OUR MAIN WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT, TWO MINUTES EACH
FOR TWO WITNESSES. AND IN
OPPOSITION, TWO MINUTES EACH TO
WITNESSES. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN
AS A SUBCOMMITTEE, AND I'D LIKE
TO CALL UP ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GRAYSON ON AB 1034. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. AB 1034 WOULD EXTEND
THE EXEMPTION. SUNSET DATE FOR
LAWSUITS ORIGINATED UNDER THE
PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S ACT.
WE KNOW AS PAGA FOR CONTRACTORS
IN THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES THAT ARE PARTY TO A VALID
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
WE KNOW ALSO AS CBA MEETING
SPECIFIC OR SPECIFIED CRITERIA
AND HAVE NEGOTIATED WITH THEIR
LOCAL UNION TO INCLUDE THE
WAIVER IN THEIR CBA. THE STATUTE
DOES NOT ALTER A LOCAL UNION'S
ABILITY TO DECIDE TO INCLUDE OR
NOT INCLUDE THE PAGA WAIVER IN
THEIR CBA, INCLUDING THE WAIVER
WOULD CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECT,
WOULD BE TO BE A SUBJECT OF
BARGAINING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
FOR EACH UNION. WHEN A LABOR
UNION AND AN EMPLOYER IN THE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
ENTER INTO A VALID COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT. EXISTING
LAW PROVIDES THAT THOSE
EMPLOYERS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM
PAGA CLAIMS, PROVIDED THE CBA
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING. PREMIUM
WAGE RATES FOR OVERTIME AN
HOURLY WAGE NOT LESS THAN 30%.
MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE A
GRIEVANCE AND BINDING
ARBITRATION PROCEDURE TO REDRESS
VIOLATION VIOLATIONS. A CLEAR
WAIVER OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF
PAGA IN AN UNAMBIGUOUS TERMS
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ARBITRATOR
TO AWARD ANY AND ALL REMEDIES
AVAILABLE UNDER PAGA. SO,
SECTION 203 D OF THE LABOR
MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT AFFIRMS
THAT RESOLVING LABOR DISPUTES
THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS IS THE DESIRABLE
METHOD FOR SETTLING GRIEVANCE
DISPUTES RELATED TO THE
APPLICATION OR INTERPRETATION OF
AN EXISTING CBA. THIS BILL
ALIGNS WITH CONGRESSIONAL INTENT
BY USING THE WELL-ESTABLISHED
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS TO
RESOLVE DISPUTES IN LIEU OF
PAGA. AB 1034 WILL ALLOW WORKERS
TO CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM THIS
IMPORTANT EXEMPTION BY EXTENDING
THE CURRENT SUNSET IN THE LAW
FROM 2028 TO 2038. THE MEASURE
IS SUPPORTED BY THE CALIFORNIA
CONFERENCE OF CARPENTERS
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS
AND THE STATE COUNCIL OF
LABORERS, AMONG OTHERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK
YOU, MR. GRAYSON. FIRST WITNESS
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. MEMBERS. EDDIE BERNACCHI,
ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING OVER
2000 SIGNATORY ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTORS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A
SIMPLE SUNSET EXTENSION. BUT
THIS POLICY IS OF CRITICAL
IMPORTANCE TO THE UNION
SIGNATORY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
AS A CBA, EXEMPTIONS TO THINGS
LIKE PAGA IS WHAT ALLOW OUR
CONTRACTORS TO BE COMPETITIVE IN
THE OPEN MARKETPLACE, WHILE ALSO
PROVIDING ROBUST HEALTH AND
WELFARE BENEFITS AND PENSION AND
HEALTH AND WELFARE. AND IN
ADDITION TO PROVIDING PREMIUM
WAGE RATES. I'LL JUST ADD
QUICKLY. CONVERSELY, WITHOUT
EFFICIENCIES LIKE THIS IN OUR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT,
SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT RELATES TO
PAGA, WE ARE POSITIONED INTO
DOUBLE JEOPARDY WHERE WE HAVE TO
UTILIZE OUR COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
IN ADDITION TO DEFENDING THE
PAGA CLAIMS. SO WE BECOME EVEN
LESS COMPETITIVE IN THE
MARKETPLACE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
DEFEND AGAINST BOTH LEGAL CASES.
SO FOR THOSE REASONS, WE URGE
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. BEFORE
WE TAKE THE NEXT WITNESS
TESTIMONY, LET'S ESTABLISH
QUORUM CALL ROLL REYES. HERE,
FLORA. HERE. ALANIZ WENDY.
CARILLO. LEE. WARD. SIEBER
ESTABLISHED THE QUORUM HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED. WE HAVE A MOTION.
SECOND. SECOND. WITNESS, PLEASE.
I'LL TAKE THAT AS A QUÊ. SCOTT,
GOVERN ON BEHALF OF THE
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS
ASSOCIATION. AND ALSO SITTING IN
FOR DANNY CURTIN AS THE
CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF
CARPENTERS IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT FROM THE
PUBLIC? I'D ASK THAT YOU GIVE
YOUR NAME, YOUR YOUR YOUR NAME,
YOUR ORGANIZATION AND YOUR
POSITION, MADAM CHAIR. CHRIS
WALKER, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SHEET METAL AIR
CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. JOE CRUZ ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL
OF LABORERS IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR BRETT BARROW,
ON BEHALF OF UNITED CONTRACTORS,
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
CONFERENCE OF THE PLUMBING,
HEATING, PIPING INDUSTRY AND THE
WESTERN LINE CONSTRUCTORS IN
SUPPORT. THANKS. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. MATT CREMEANS, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA, NEVADA
CONFERENCE OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS. STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. PAUL
GLADFELTER, ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
PRINCIPAL WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. SORRY. SEEING NONE.
ANY WITNESSES IN PUBLIC WISHING
TO GIVE TESTIMONY OR IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE. LET'S
BRING IT BACK TO THE MEMBERS.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS WE HAVE
A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS
RECOMMEND THAT SENTIMENT. SENATE
AMENDMENTS BE CONCURRED IN REYES
Ã. REYES. AYE. FLORA. FLORA.
AYE. ALANIZ. ALANIZ. AYE. WENDY
CARILLO. WENDY. CARILLO. AYE.
LÀ. WARD ZEBRA. ZEBRA. AYE THAT
MOTION IS UP. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND WE GO BY BY ORDER. SO
AS LONG IT IS THE NEXT. OKAY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RUBIO. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND MEMBERS. I
APOLOGIZE. WE ARE PING PONGING
TODAY, SO I PING PONG UPSTAIRS
NOW. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT, A LET'S
SEE. HERE WE GO. AB2, TWO, FOUR,
WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE NEWS
CARRIER EXEMPTION FROM AB FIVE
UNTIL 2030. I AM, THANK YOU.
THANKFUL TO OUR FORMER ASSEMBLY
LABOR CHAIR FOR HIS MOST RECENT
EFFORTS, WHICH THIS MEASURE
SIMPLY EXTENDS. THE NEWSPAPER
PROFESSION CONTINUES TO FACE
FINANCIAL CHALLENGES RESULTING
FROM LESS AD REVENUE TO TECH
GIANTS WHILE TRANSITIONING TO
DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND A DECLINE
IN SUBSCRIPTIONS. THESE REASONS
COMPOUNDED WITH THE UNIQUE
STRUCTURE IN WHICH CARRIERS
CONTRACT WITH MULTIPLE
PUBLISHERS, PLACES STRESSES ON
THE INDUSTRY WHICH ARE NOT SEEN
ELSEWHERE, HENCE WHY WE ARE HERE
TODAY. BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
TIME FOR THE TRANSITION JOBS FOR
JOURNALISTS, EDITORS AND NEWS
PRODUCTION WORKERS WILL BE
PROTECTED WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY
SUPPORTING THE CURRENT AGE OF
NEWS MEDIA. THIS MEASURE HAS
ENJOYED UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT THROUGH BOTH SENATE,
LABOR AND THE SENATE FLOOR. WITH
ME TODAY, I HAVE BRITTNEY
BARSOTTI ON BEHALF OF OUR
SPONSOR, THE CALIFORNIA NEWS
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION, FOR, TO
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU,
MISS RUBIO. GOOD EVENING, MADAM
CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
BRITTANY BARSI, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA NEWS PUBLISHERS
ASSOCIATION, AS THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MENTIONED, THIS BILL
WOULD SIMPLY EXTEND THE SUNSET.
AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS FROM
THEN. CHAIR KALRA'S BILL AB
1506, AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
AGAIN WHEN YOU WERE READY? GOOD
EVENING, MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, YVONNE
FERNANDEZ WITH THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION. THE NEWSPAPER
INDUSTRY IS VITAL TO CALIFORNIA.
WE ARE SUPPORT. WE SUPPORT
PROTECTING WORKERS AND FUNDING
THE INDUSTRY TO ENSURE OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE PROPERLY
INFORMED WITH STATEWIDE AND
LOCAL NEWS. HOWEVER, WE DO
OPPOSE PROPPING UP THE INDUSTRY
ON THE BACKS OF WORKERS,
ESPECIALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE
AND THE LOWEST PAID NEWSPAPER
DELIVERY DRIVERS ARE NOT THE
REASON BEHIND THE DECLINE IN THE
NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY. WE CAN
ATTRIBUTE THAT DECLINE TO TECH
GIANTS LIKE META AND GOOGLE.
WORK DRIVE WORKERS DELIVERING
NEWSPAPERS, THE VERY PEOPLE WHO
MAKE UP THE BACKBONE OF THE
INDUSTRY ARE BEING FORCED TO BE
EXEMPTED FROM A LAW THAT
PROTECTS, THAT PROVIDES
PROTECTIONS AROUND MINIMUM WAGE,
PAID SICK DAYS, WORKERS COMP AND
REIMBURSEMENTS FOR KEY ELEMENTS
OF THEIR JOB, SUCH AS GAS AND
CAR REPAIRS. ESSENTIALLY
EVERYTHING THAT A WORKER NEEDS
FOR TRUE PROTECTIONS. NEWSPAPER
DRIVERS WERE TEMPORARILY
EXEMPTED FROM THE LAW BECAUSE
THE INDUSTRY CLAIMED TO BE
TRANSITIONING. IT'S BEEN FIVE
YEARS AND WE ARE BEING ASKED TO
EXTEND THE EXEMPTION FOR AN
ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS. SO THE
INDUSTRY CAN CONTINUE
MISCLASSIFYING WORKERS UNTIL THE
COMPANIES FIND A WAY TO OUTRIGHT
REPLACE DRIVERS. WHILE NEWSPAPER
DRIVERS ARE EXEMPTED UNDER THE
ABC TEST, UNDER AB5, THEY ARE
COVERED BY THE BORELLO TEST.
WHILE THE BORELLO TEST IS MEANT
TO PREVENT MISCLASSIFICATION, IT
IS NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE
ABC TEST. IN THE PAST 15 YEARS,
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CASES OF
MISCLASSIFICATION OF WORKERS.
IT'S TIME TO BRING OUR NEWSPAPER
DRIVERS UNDER THE FULL
PROTECTION OF THE LAW. AN
EXTENSION IS UNFAIR TO
NEWSPAPERS LIKE THE SACRAMENTO
NEWS AND REVIEW THAT TREATS ITS
DELIVERY DRIVERS AS EMPLOYEES,
AND THIS WOULD LEAVE TAXPAYERS
TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THE SAFETY
BENEFITS FOR THESE WORKERS. THEY
THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED AND
DESERVE FOR THESE REASONS, WE
OPPOSE AB 224. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
THANK YOU. LET'S BRING IT BACK
TO THE MEMBERS. QUESTIONS
COMMENTS? I DO WANT TO COMMENT,
FIRST I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF AN
EMPLOYEE MAKES A SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE IN HOW THEY ARE
TREATED AND DETERMINES WHAT
RIGHTS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO. WE
ALSO HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THE PIVOTAL ROLE THAT NEWSPAPERS
AND PUBLISHERS HOLD IN
CONNECTING THE PUBLIC TO
CRITICAL INFORMATION THE PRESS
HOLDS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE,
PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY IN OUR
GOVERNMENT AND OUR SAFEGUARDS
FOR OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. AS
POLICYMAKERS, OUR DECISION MUST
BE ROOTED IN DATA AND FACTS. I
REALIZE THAT WE MUST MAKE A
DECISION TODAY, BUT THIS
EXEMPTION CANNOT GO ON FOREVER.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE
DATA AND INFORMATION, SUCH AS
THE NUMBER OF CARRIERS UTILIZED
AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND
AS EMPLOYEES. THE AVERAGE WAGE
RATE PAID TO EMPLOYEES TO
CARRIERS CLASSIFIED AS
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, AND AS
EMPLOYEES. THE NUMBER OF
CARRIERS WHO ARE UNDER A
CONTRACT CONTAINING A MINIMUM
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS CLAUSE.
THE NUMBER OF CARRIERS WAGE
CLAIMS FILED, IF ANY, WITH THE
LABOR COMMISSIONER OR IN A COURT
OF LAW. I BELIEVE AN INFORMED
GOVERNMENT MAKES MORE SOUND
DECISIONS, AND THESE DATA POINTS
WILL HELP MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.
I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
MEASURE TODAY, BUT I DO WANT TO
SEE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY FOR THESE EMPLOYEES
SO THAT WE CAN ASSURE THAT
WORKERS ARE TREATED WITH THE
RESPECT THEY ABSOLUTELY DESERVE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND
ANY FURTHER? THANK YOU. PLEASE
TAKE THE ROLL. MOTION IS
RECOMMEND. SENATE AMENDMENTS BE
CONCURRED IN REYES. I REYES I
FLORA. HI FLORA. I ALANIS ALANIS
I WENDY CARRILLO. HI WENDY
CARILLO I LEE WARD. ZUBER. ZUBER
I THANK YOU. THAT MEASURE IS
OUT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT
ITEM ITEM THREE SB 1162 CORTEZ.
SENATOR, WHEN YOU WERE READY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT
SB 1162, THIS BILL, SPONSORED BY
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS. THE BILL
ENABLES LABOR MANAGEMENT
COOPERATION COMMITTEES,
OTHERWISE KNOWN BY KNOWN AS
LMCS, TO ACCURATELY VERIFY
WORKERS HAVE THE APPROPRIATE
TRAINING BY REQUIRING EMPLOYERS
TO IDENTIFY THE APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM BY NAME, LOCATION, AND
GRADUATION DATE OF ALL WORKERS
RELIED UPON TO SATISFY THE
APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATION
PERCENTAGE IN THEIR MONTHLY
COMPLIANCE REPORTS SUBMITTED TO
LMCC. SO THIS IS A COMPLIANCE
BILL. BY ENSURING ACCURATE
IDENTIFICATION, LMCS CAN VERIFY
WHETHER THE WORKER MEETS THE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IN
ALIGNMENT WITH STATE
REGULATIONS. THE BILL OUTLINES
REQUIREMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING
THOSE WORKERS AND AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME, I'D
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. JOINING US TODAY IS MARTIN
VENDIOLA FROM IBEW. GOOD
EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS. WE ARE PROUD SPONSORS
OF SB 1162, WHICH AIMS TO
ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY IN ENFORCING
SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE
REQUIREMENTS IN PUBLIC CONTRACTS
AND PROJECTS. CURRENT LAW
MANDATES MONTHLY COMPLIANCE
REPORTS FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES, BUT
LACKS SPECIFIC DETAILS NEEDED TO
ENSURE PROPER ADHERENCE TO
SKILLED WORKFORCE STANDARDS. SB
1162 ADDRESSES THIS GAP BY
REQUIRING THESE REPORTS TO
INCLUDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON
THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM,
NAME, LOCATION, AND GRADUATION
DATE OF WORKERS MEETING. THE
GRADUATION PERCENTAGE
REQUIREMENTS UNDER SKILLED AND
TRAINED. ADDITIONALLY, IT
MANDATES THE CREATION OF A
PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE
DATABASE MAINTAINED BY THE
DIVISION OF APPRENTICESHIP
STANDARDS, ALLOWING STAKEHOLDERS
TO VERIFY THE QUALIFICATIONS OF
WORKERS USING THEIR NAME AND
GRADUATION DATE. THIS BILL IS
CRUCIAL FOR PROTECTING PUBLIC
INVESTMENTS, IMPROVING
ENFORCEMENT BY LABOR MANAGEMENT
COOPERATION COMMITTEES, AND
SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA'S GOALS OF
FOSTERING A SKILLED AND TRAINED
WORKFORCE BY STRENGTHENING
COMPLIANCE, VERIFICATION AND
ENHANCING PUBLIC ACCESS TO
WORKER QUALIFICATIONS. SB 1162
ENSURES THAT PUBLIC PROJECTS ARE
COMPLETED BY PROPERLY TRAINED
INDIVIDUALS, UPHOLDING THE
QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF OUR
STATE'S CONSTRUCTION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE EFFORTS. WE
RESPECTFULLY URGE AN AYE VOTE ON
SB 1162. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT? NAME AND
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE. I'LL MOVE
THE BILL. GOOD EVENING, MR.
CHAIRMAN. MATT CREMEANS, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA NEVADA
CONFERENCE OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
JEREMY SMITH, ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL, ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE
IN SUPPORT? SEEING NONE, ANYONE
IN OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE.
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? SEEING NONE. WE GOT A
SECOND MOVE. THE BILL. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. REYES LARA. AYE.
FLORA. AYE. ALANIS. ALANIS. AYE.
WENDY. CARILLO WENDY. CARRILLO.
LEE HI, LEE. AYE. WARD ZUBIATE.
SABER. AYE WENDY. CARRILLO.
WENDY. CARRILLO. AYE. THAT MEANS
YOUR MAJOR IS OUT. THANK YOU.
SENATOR. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
LAST AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST,
SENATOR D'ORAZIO WITH SB 1350.
READY WHEN YOU ARE. THANK YOU,
MR. MISTER CHAIR. I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE VERY MUCH
FOR THEIR HELP AND THEIR
ANALYSIS, SENATE BILL 1350 WILL
BRING CALIFORNIA INTO COMPLIANCE
WITH THE FEDERAL OSHA STANDARDS
BY ENSURING THAT DOMESTIC
WORKERS EMPLOYED BY AGENCIES OR
OTHER THIRD PARTY EMPLOYERS ARE
PROTECTED BY CAL OSHA. FEDERAL
LAW REQUIRES STATE RUN SAFETY
PLANS BE AT LEAST AS EFFECTIVE
AS FEDERAL OSHA. YET CALIFORNIA
OSHA PROTECTIONS HAVE A BROADER
EXEMPTION FOR HOUSEHOLD DOMESTIC
WORK THAN THE ONE CONTAINED IN
THE FEDERAL LAW. WE WANT TO
ALIGN CALIFORNIA LAW WITH THE
FEDERAL STANDARDS THAT WAY
THROUGH SB 1350, WE WOULD GIVE
THE DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH A CLEAR
MANDATE TO PROTECT THE MORE THAN
175,000 DOMESTIC WORKERS IN
AGENCIES WHO WORK FOR HOME CARE
AS HOME CARE, CLEANING OR
NANNIES. SINCE THE GOVERNOR'S
VETO LAST YEAR OF MY PRIOR
LEGISLATION, WE HAVE BEEN IN
CONVERSATION WITH HIS OFFICE
REGARDING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF DOMESTIC WORKERS. THIS
LEGISLATION IS A PRODUCT OF
THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH ME HERE
TODAY. TO TESTIFY IS CYNTHIA
GÓMEZ WITH CHIRLA. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. FIRST TWO MINUTES,
PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
CHAIR. AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
CYNTHIA GÓMEZ, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
OF STATE POLICY AND ADVOCACY
WITH THE COALITION FOR HUMANE
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. CHIRLA
FRAWLEY'S CHIRLA HAS WORKED TO
INCREASE WORKER RIGHTS AND
PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS
AND DAY LABORERS, WERE A
FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE
CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKERS
COALITION AND A CURRENT MEMBER
OF THE COALITION STEERING
COMMITTEE. DOMESTIC WORKERS ARE
LARGELY IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN, AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM
THE VARIOUS WORKER PROTECTION
RIGHTS THAT OTHER WORKERS ENJOY.
SB 1350, AS AMENDED, WOULD ALIGN
CAL OSHA WITH FEDERAL OSHA
STANDARDS THAT WOULD INCLUDE
AGENCY BASED DOMESTIC WORK UNDER
HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS. A
STUDY BY THE UCLA LABOR AND
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH,
HEALTH PROGRAM FOUND THAT 85% OF
DOMESTIC WORKERS SURVEYED
EXPRESSED INJURIES ASSOCIATED
WITH CHRONIC PAIN AND 94%
CONTINUED TO WORK DESPITE
DESPITE THEIR INJURIES, FOR FEAR
OF JOB LOSS. ALIGNING CAL OSHA
STANDARDS WITH FEDERAL OSHA
STANDARDS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION TO END THE EXCLUSION
OF DOMESTIC WORKERS FROM HEALTH
AND SAFETY STANDARDS. WE THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF
THIS BILL AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 1350? NAME AN
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE. SMITH
BUREAU, STATE POLICY INTERN HERE
ON BEHALF OF CHIRLA. STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE?
SEEING NONE. ANYBODY IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 1350. SEEING
NONE. BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. AND A MOTION IN A
SECOND. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS
DUE. PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR.
REYES. FLORA. HI, FLORA. I
ALANIZ. ALANIZ. I, WENDY.
CARILLO. WENDY. CARILLO I LEE.
HI, LEE. I WARD. SABER. ZUBER. I
THAT MOTION THAT MEASURES OUT.
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS FOR A LITTLE BIT. THANK
YOU. MEMBERS. THANK YOU. SO TO
OPEN THE ROLL ON THE FIRST TWO
BILLS ON ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, WE
APPRECIATE IT. COLLEAGUES. WE'RE
GOING TO START AT THE TOP OF THE
FILE REAL QUICK, MR. LEE. THANK
YOU, MR. CHAIR. MR. LEE Ã AB AB
224. ASSEMBLY MEMBER. LEE A LEE.
AYE AB 1034. LEE A LEE. AYE. I
THINK WE'RE GOOD. YEAH. I. WAS
TRYING HOUSING OR HELPING YOU?
YOU ON SOMETHING ELSE? ALL
RIGHT. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON
FOR MISSING MEMBERS VOTES ON SB
11. SB 1162. REYES. AYE. REYES
AYE. WARD. SB 1350 REYES. AYE
REYES AYE. WARD ONE TEXT
HOMEWARD. SO NOW YOU ARE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL
FOR MISSING MEMBERS. AB TWO TWO
FOR WARD NO. WARD NO. AB 1030
FOR WARD. WARD I. SB 1162. WARD.
WARD I. SB 1350 WARD. WARD I
THANK YOU. MEMBERS THAT'S IT.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.