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The rebuttable presumption clause is essential in the passage of the #WorkplaceSafetyAct!
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@ChmnMendelson @chenderson @RobertWhite_DC @AnitaBondsDC @tweetelissa @BrianneKNadeau @marycheh @CMBrookePinto @CMLewisGeorgeW4 @CM_McDuffie @charlesallen @VinceGrayWard7 @trayonwhite
Instead of a worker having to prove they were retaliated against, rebuttable presumption puts the labor on the employer to disprove the the workers claim.
Our entire "worker protection" claim system always puts the labor on the worker to provide detailed evidence that they have experienced wage theft or discrimination or harassment on the job. And we cannot minimize what it takes for a worker to file a claim on the first place.
It takes time to process what has happened to them, know their rights, know where to go/how to file a claim -- sometimes navigating all of these systems in a language they cannot understand.
Not to mention the courage it takes to actually come forward with the claim knowing very well that their employer may take disciplinary action on them for doing so, resulting in harassment, lower wages and even job loss.
In sum, filing complaints is no small task. It is therefore frankly disturbing to hear employers spouting the narrative that workers will use this clause as a way to file complaints about anything they want, as if they would be doing it for fun.
We need rebuttable presumption to protect workers who speak up about health and safety violations at work. @councilofdc must pass the #WorkplaceSafetyAct as it stands.
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