San Francisco enacts wage theft legislation
San Francisco, California, recently enacted a wage theft law that bolsters the city's ability to investigate violations of employee time and attendance laws that are particularly prevalent in low-wage industries.
A study conducted by the Chinese Progressive Association found that one in two restaurant workers in the city's Chinatown district earned less than minimum wage - a violation of federal employee attendance policies laid out in the Fair Labor Standards Act.
"San Francisco has set national precedent in passing one of the strongest labor laws in the country, during a time when wage theft is on the rise," said Tiffany Crain, co-director of Young Workers United, an organization dedicated to improving job quality for young and immigrant workers.
In December of last year, New York enacted similar legislation requiring more transparent record-keeping of employee attendance, as well as increasing the amount of recoverable wages in lawsuits against employers accused of not keeping up-to-date on payments from 25 percent to 100 percent.
A study conducted by the Chinese Progressive Association found that one in two restaurant workers in the city's Chinatown district earned less than minimum wage - a violation of federal employee attendance policies laid out in the Fair Labor Standards Act.
"San Francisco has set national precedent in passing one of the strongest labor laws in the country, during a time when wage theft is on the rise," said Tiffany Crain, co-director of Young Workers United, an organization dedicated to improving job quality for young and immigrant workers.
In December of last year, New York enacted similar legislation requiring more transparent record-keeping of employee attendance, as well as increasing the amount of recoverable wages in lawsuits against employers accused of not keeping up-to-date on payments from 25 percent to 100 percent.
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