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Jun. 2, 2016

More criminal charges for public works wage violations

California law enforcement agencies in the last couple months have been allocating significant resources to pursuing criminal charges against companies with payroll discrepancies, considering any non-payment to be wage theft. By Stewart Powell

Stewart J. Powell

Yacoubian & Powell LLP

Phone: (213) 955-7145

Email: stewart@yplawfirm.net

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By Stewart J. Powell

California law enforcement agencies in the last couple months have been allocating significant resources to pursuing criminal charges against companies with payroll discrepancies, considering any non-payment to be wage theft. Criminal charges have been filed against owners of general and sub-contractors who work on public works projects and, in some cases, even employees with some supervision over payroll. Criminal conduct in ...

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