Santa Clara’s Innovative Push to Recover Unpaid Wages for Workers
Santa Clara County, the Bay Area’s most populous, is stepping up to tackle a statewide issue: employers who dodge wage settlements even after being legally mandated to pay. While many businesses cheat their employees and then elude payment by restructuring or hiding assets, Santa Clara has devised a unique strategy to hold the food retail […]
Catering Giant Slapped with $1.2M Fine Over Worker Rehire Failures
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has fined Flying Food Group a staggering $1.2 million. The Inglewood-based airport caterer allegedly neglected to rehire 21 staff members laid off amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, a violation of the state’s Right to Recall law. The majority of the affected employees worked at the company’s Los Angeles International Airport location, […]
