September 24, 2019 New Santa Clara County Office Goes After Wage Theft Violators By Nicholas Chan Four years after the county authorized its creation, the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement has finally opened its doors to the public. Read More 8
July 23, 2018 San Jose High-Rise Contractor Pays $250,000 Over Alleged Wage Theft, Labor Trafficking By Dominoe Ibarra The builder of a downtown San Jose apartment tower shelled out $250,000 to workers to settle alleged labor violations. Read More 9
May 23, 2016 San Jose Looks to Strengthen Wage Theft Ordinance By Jennifer Wadsworth To prevent companies from stiffing workers out of their legally entitled pay, San Jose will consider bolstering its wage theft policy. Read More 8
April 15, 2015 To Combat Wage Theft, San Jose Weighs Local Ordinance By Jennifer Wadsworth Taking a cue from Santa Clara County, San Jose is considering adopting a wage theft ordinance. Read More 1
August 4, 2014 County Poised to Ban Pot Clubs By Jennifer Wadsworth Santa Clara County may extend its moratorium on medical marijuana collectives until it comes up with a plan to regulate them—or ban them altogether. Read More 2
June 11, 2014 City Manager Opposes Abusive Library Patron’s PRA Request By Jennifer Wadsworth A woman has been waging war with the city, emailing reams of records requests punctuated by verbal abuse. Read More 13