~ The Office of Labor Compliance and Worker Protections, in partnership with the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Advancement and local worker centers, recently hosted an Immigrant Worker Know Your Rights Webinar. Representatives from Greater Boston Legal Services, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, OSHA, and the U.S. Department of Labor shared presentations and answered constituent questions in five languages.

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The webinar aimed to inform workers of their rights, such as the minimum wage of $15 per hour in Massachusetts, being paid for all hours worked, and protection from retaliation for reporting unsafe conditions or wage theft. It also highlighted that all workers have labor rights regardless of immigration status. Recordings are available in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole and Brazilian Portuguese with a powerpoint presentation available online.

For more information on workers rights or the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement visit boston.gov/workers-rights or boston.gov/immigrants respectively.

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