On March 6, the Labor Commissioner announced filing two lawsuits against three Los Angeles carwash businesses alleging multiple wage theft violations and seeking more than $2 million in unpaid wages, penalties and damages.
As HRWatchdog reported earlier this week, the state Labor Commissioner is making wage theft prevention a top priority.
“We will use every tool available to ensure employees pay their workers what is owed for the labor that is provided. Employers cannot be allowed to reap the benefit from the labor of their workers without providing them with at least the basic pay required by law,” said Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su.
And the Labor Commissioner has more tools available than ever before:
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We recently reported that a San Diego Superior Court found that See's Candy Shops violated California law by rounding employee time entries to the nearest six minutes. The Fourth District Court of Appeal let the ruling stand. Yesterday the Supreme Court ordered the Court of Appeal to review the case and decide the rounding issue.
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Recently a San Diego Superior Court found that See's Candy Shops violated California law by rounding employee time entries to the nearest six minutes. See's Candy Shops petitioned the California 4th District Court of Appeal for review, and the California Chamber of Commerce has asked the appeals court to review the trial court's ruling because of the widespread concern to California employers on the issue of rounding.
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