SB 578: California Workplace Outreach Program.

The bill establishes a California Workplace Outreach Program to promote awareness of and compliance with workplace protections that affect workers. The program requires the Department of Industrial Relations to issue a competitive request for application to qualified organizations to provide education and outreach services to workers and assist them in asserting their workplace rights. The department must guide discussions with qualified organizations to determine priority topics for outreach and education, and consult with labor and workforce development agencies and other relevant departments to create education and outreach materials. These materials must be translated into non-English languages, created in consultation with qualified organizations, and made available to ensure workers are informed of their rights on priority topics and training materials for workers and organization…