California Labor Law Task Force Has Record-Breaking Results

Posted on Thu, May 30, 2013

new report released by the state Labor Commissioner reveals that labor law enforcement over the past two years has broken previous enforcement records. Enforcement efforts in 2011 and 2012 resulted in more minimum and overtime wages found owing to California workers and more monetary penalties for illegal business practices than in any previous years in the past decade.

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Enforcement Sweep Targets Illegally Operating Contractors

Posted on Wed, Aug 15, 2012

State enforcement efforts ramped up against California businesses that deliberately operate in the “underground economy” by not complying with state contracting, insurance and payroll requirements.

Dave Jones, California’s Insurance Commissioner, said that “Operation Underground,” a series of sweeps at construction sites suspected of illegal operations, resulted in 104 enforcement actions

Investigators issued enforcement actions for violations including:

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