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Gov. Newsom signs California wage theft law that was co-sponsored by Sonoma County DA

An anti-labor trafficking and wage theft bill sponsored by the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and introduced by a local lawmaker has been signed into law. Assembly Bill 1583 will provide California prosecutors with clarity on which counties have jurisdiction in cases of wage theft and labor trafficking, and it will take effect on Jan. […] The post Gov. Newsom signs California wage theft law that was co-sponsored by Sonoma County DA appeared first on Local News Matters .

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An anti-labor trafficking and wage theft bill sponsored by the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and introduced by a local lawmaker has been signed into law. Assembly Bill 1583 will provide California prosecutors with clarity on which counties have jurisdiction in cases of wage theft and labor trafficking, and it will take effect on Jan. […] The post Gov. Newsom signs California wage theft law that was co-sponsored by Sonoma County DA appeared first on Local News Matters .

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According to Local News Matters’s linked report, Gov. Newsom signs California wage theft law that was co-sponsored by Sonoma County DA, An anti-labor trafficking and wage theft bill sponsored by the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and introduced by a local lawmaker has been signed into law. Assembly Bill 1583 will provide California prosecutors with clarity on which counties have jurisdiction in cases of wage theft and labor trafficking, and it will take effect on Jan. […] The post Gov. Newsom signs California wage theft law that was co-sponsored by Sonoma County DA appeared first on Local News Matters .

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