Federal and state agencies and laws in the United States protect workers regardless of their immigration status.
Health and safety laws protect all workers, regardless of their immigration status. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), of the Department of Labor (DOL), is the agency in charge of taking care of the working conditions, health and safety of workers in the United States.
In states like California, undocumented workers have access to compensation benefits in the event of an injury on the job. In this sense, the Health and Safety Laws protect all workers regardless of their immigration status, so they can refuse to carry out dangerous work that puts their physical integrity at risk.
In addition, workers have the right to a safe workspace and to receive training in a language they understand. It is also the employer's obligation to provide workers with safety equipment such as gloves, harnesses, and other types of safety equipment.
In case of filing a complaint directly with OSHA, this agency should not ask any worker for information about immigration status.
Learn more at: https://www.osha.gov/workers
On the other hand, anti-discrimination laws at the federal level protect undocumented employees against any discrimination related to their national origin, race, color, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, age, marital status or political ideology, among others.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing anti-discrimination laws in the workplace.
Learn more at the following link: https://www.eeoc.gov/
