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How One California County Is Holding Wage Thieves Accountable
Published 2 years, 6 months ago
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At the Aloha Festival in San Mateo over the weekend, members of the Bay Area's Asian American and Pacific Islander community came together to celebrate Polynesian culture and find ways to help people in Maui.
Reporter: Billy Cruz, KQED
Thousands of low-income California workers shorted on their paychecks may never recover that money, even when they’ve won claims with state regulators. That's why one Bay Area county is giving some employers an ultimatum: pay what you owe or don’t do business here.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED