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State Attorneys General as Protectors of Workers' Rights

State Attorneys General as Protectors of Workers' Rights

Dec
3
Thursday
 at 9:00 pm
Online

Join the Economic Policy Institute and the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program on Thursday, December 3, at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT, for “State Attorneys General as Protectors of Workers’ Rights” to hear directly from bureau, division, and section chiefs who lead labor rights work in their state attorneys general (AGs) offices. This webinar will address the growing role state AGs play in protecting workers’ rights.

In recent years, there has been a surge of state AG activity protecting workers’ rights, as detailed in a recent report issued by the Economic Policy Institute and the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program. The offices featured in our conversation have been leaders in this area. During the past few years, they have, among other things:

Who:

Satoshi Yanai, Supervising Deputy Attorney General Worker Rights and Fair Labor Bureau, California Department of Justice
Alvar Ayala, Chief, Workplace Rights Bureau, Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Lauren Goldman Moran, Chief, Fair Labor Division, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Karen Cacace, Bureau Chief, Labor Bureau, New York State Office of the Attorney General
Nancy A. Walker, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Fair Labor Section, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General

Moderated by Terri Gerstein, Director of the State and Local Enforcement Project, Harvard Labor and Worklife Program, and Senior Fellow, Economic Policy Institute

Opening remarks by Thea Lee, President, Economic Policy Institute, and Sharon Block, Executive Director, Harvard Labor and Worklife Program

What: A discussion on state AGs’ role in protecting workers’ rights—an issue discussed in a report by EPI and the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program.

For updates and to share this event on social media, use #ProtectorsofWorkersRights.

When: Thursday, December 3
4 p.m.—5:15 p.m. ET / 1 p.m.— 2:15 p.m. PT

Where: ZoomYouTube

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EPI will be live-streaming this event on YouTube on December 3 starting at 4 p.m.—5:15 p.m. ET / 1 p.m.— 2:15 p.m. PT. Just click on the video below at that time.

For more information about the role of state AGs in enforcing workers’ rights, view this Harvard Labor and Worklife Program roundtable discussion with D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.

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