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Wage theft and local opposition threaten day laborers

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Original Article written by Haya El Nasser in Aljazeera America Courts rule anti-day-laborer local ordinances covering hundreds of thousands of workers are unconstitutional LAGUNA BEACH, California — Every day starting at 6 a.m. about two dozen men, mostly Latinos, arrive at a roadside site off of winding Laguna Canyon Road and wait for cars and trucks to pull […]

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Legislatura de California aprueba severas pena por robo de salario; se espera la firma del gobernador

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Artículo original aquí escrito por Yurina Melara Valiulis en La Opinión  Ocho de cada 10 trabajadores que realizan trabajos con sueldos bajos experimentan algún tipo de robo de salario Elsa Castañeda trabajaba entre 10 a 11 horas todos los días limpiando aviones en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles (LAX), pero sólo le pagaban 8 horas. “Nos decían […]

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Wage theft enforcement bill approved by California legislature

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Original article by Brian Watt on Southern California Public Radio on September 10, 2015 California lawmakers approved a bill Thursday that would give state regulators new power to crack down on employers who engage in wage theft. The bill, known as SB 588, was sponsored by state Senator Kevin de León of Los Angeles. It would allow California’s labor commissioner to […]