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SF 879 Senate Long Description

1E Establishing a packinghouse workers bill of rights for the meatpacking industry covering the rights to adequate equipment; requiring employers to provide an explanation of employee rights and duties including descriptions of salary and benefit plans, position responsibilities, leave policies, work hours, occupational hazards and an explanation of employee rights protected by state and federal law including the rights to organize or refrain from organizing, a safe workplace and be free from discrimination; requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to develop and implement a strategy to provide adequate notice and education to employees of rights and education on how to assimilate into the local community
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