OLYMPIA – Legislation sponsored by Sen. Bob Hasegawa (D-Tukwila) to strengthen workers' protections was acted upon in the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee Friday and referred to the Rules Committee Monday. This bill ensures employers cannot use an employee’s immigration status, or that of their family, to coerce the employee. “This bill is about fairness and respect for individuals as workers,” Hasegawa noted. “Not only do immigrants contribute significantly to our economy as laborers, but they also pay an estimated $2.3 billion in taxes.” Senate Bill 5104 bars employers from coercing employees into sub-minimum wages or illegal working conditions based on the employee’s, or their family’s, immigration status. “There’s a huge imbalance ...
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Bob is a longtime labor and social justice activist. He led many workers struggles, winning top wages and benefits for working families and retirees, and he collaborated in many social justice struggles to protect civil rights, democracy, the environment and our constitutional rights.
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