Episode 6: Office of Labor Standards Enforcement

In this Episode join Ellina Yin, Betty Duong, and Ruth Silver-Taube as they dive into the creation story of the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement. The County of Santa Clara’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) is committed to building a just and equitable community for all Santa Clara County residents by creating safe and respectful workplaces.

The Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) provides a free advice line for workers and businesses seeking information or assistance with labor standards compliance or workplace issues. 

OLSE Advice Line [phone]

Guest Host: ⁠Betty Duong⁠ is currently Chief of Staff for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisor and a ⁠candidate⁠ for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisor. Only in Santa Clara County/Only in San José does not support or oppose our Guest's candidacy.

Ruth Silver Taube is the Supervising Attorney of the Workers’ Rights Practice at the Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center at Santa Clara University School of Law and an Adjunct Professor at the law school.  She is Legal Services Chair of the South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking, a delegate to the Santa Clara County’s Human Trafficking Commission, Coordinator of the Santa Clara County Wage Theft Coalition, an Advisory Member to the Santa Clara County Hate Crimes Task Force, a founding member of the Bay Area Equal Pay Collaborative, and a member of the Santa Clara County Office of Labor Standards Enforcement’s Retail Food Advisory Council. Ms. Silver Taube is also the Supervising Attorney of the Santa Clara County Office of Labor Standards Legal Advice Line.

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Resource Links:

1. Santa Clara County OLSE https://desj.santaclaracounty.gov/offices/office-labor-standards-enforcement
2. June 25th, 2024 San Mateo County Staff Report on OLSE creation https://sanmateocounty.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6734402&GUID=C4504550-8656-499F-A69A-3BC41BC65415&FullText=1
3. San Diego County OLSE https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/OLSE.html
4. Wage Theft Coalition of Santa Clara County: https://wagetheftcoalition.org/ 
5. State of CA Dept of Industrial Relations - Labor Commissionhttps://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/minimum_wage.htm 
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