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Facebook Instagram Twitter Email Contact Me Settings Default High Contrast Reset Increase Font Size Font Increase Decrease Font Size Font Decrease × LIZ ORTEGA Assemblymember, District 20 Main navigation About Biography Committees District District Map Upcoming Events Newsroom News Articles Photo Gallery Press Releases Video Gallery Contact Contact Me Meeting Request EDD Assistance Form Resources Student Resources Mental Health Services Food Resources Tenants Resources Worker Resources Affordable Connectivity Program Legislation 2023 Legislative Wrap Up Welcome. Thank you for taking the time to visit the 20th District website. Contact Me Sign Up for My Newsletter Meeting Request Form EDD Assistance Form Is California’s workplace safety agency protecting farmworkers? Legislators want to know California lawmakers blast state’s workplace safety agency over ‘dangerous’ farmworker conditions Assemblymember Liz Ortega thanks Governor Newsom for delivering on low-cost naloxone commitment Friday, March 1, 2024 SACRAMENTO — On Friday, Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) thanked Governor Newsom for taking quick action on his commitment to make affordable naloxone available to Californians through the CalRX program, issuing the following statement: Asm. Liz Ortega Hosts Select Committee Hearing on Job Opportunities for People with Disabilities Tuesday, December 12, 2023 SACRAMENTO, CA – On Tuesday, Assemblymember Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) chaired a public hearing to explore the reasons for California’s stubbornly low employment rates for people with disabilities and how the state can better support them in obtaining meaningful employment. Assemblymember Liz Ortega chairs the Select Committee on Opportunities and Barriers for People with Disabilities in the Workplace Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Assemblywoman Liz Ortega & 4Cs’ Legislative Update and Diaper Drive Monday, November 27, 2023 Asm. Liz Ortega (D-San Leandro) Appointed Chair of California Assembly Labor and Employment Committee Tuesday, November 21, 2023 SACRAMENTO ― Speaker Robert Rivas announced the appointment of Assemblymember Liz Ortega as the new Chair of the California Assembly Labor and Employment Committee. As a labor leader of over 20 years, Asm. Ortega’s appointment brings hard-earned expertise to the committee’s work. Calif. to Teach Kids Labor Laws to Protect Against Exploitation Freshman files: Assemblymember Liz Ortega Labor unions have been at the center of Assemblymember Liz Ortega’s life since early childhood and the centerpiece of her career. So it’s natural that her top priorities in the state Assembly are also labor aligned, including legislation mandating that high school students learn about labor laws. Ortega, 45, learned at a young age that her family had health insurance because her parents had union jobs, her mother doing laundry for hotels and her father as a dishwasher and then a second job, this one a union position as a janitor at the Oakland Coliseum. California Public School Students Will Learn About Labor Rights Under First-of-Its-Kind Law A.B. 800 empowers young people with the information and tools they need to understand their rights as workers. While Republican-controlled state legislatures have rolled back child labor protections this year, Democratic lawmakers and rights advocates in California on Monday celebrated Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of a first-of-its-kind law that they say will make young people less vulnerable to workplace abuses by teaching them about labor protections. Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 Next › Next page Last » Last page Search Search Contact Contact Newsletter Signup Capitol Office 1021 O Street, Suite 5120 P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0020 (916) 319-2020 District Office 22320 Foothill Boulevard Suite 540 Hayward, CA 94541 (510) 583-8818 Follow Me Privacy and Conditions of Use | Accessibility | General Disclaimer | © 2024 California State Assembly Democratic...