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AG’s Office helped more than 11,000 workers, assessed over $13.4M in unpaid wages and penalties in FY2023
Advisory Reaffirms That Protections Under State Wage and Hour Laws Apply to All Workers Regardless of Their Immigration Status
Thousands of Violations Occurred Across Several Stores, Affecting Hundreds of Underage Workers
Company Reaches Settlement With AG’s Office To Resolve Overtime and Sunday Premium Pay Violations
Company Failed To Properly Classify Workers As Employees Amongst Other Wage and Hour Violations; 968 Employees Expected To Be Affected
Brief Argues That Court Interpretation Would Harm Workers and Impede the AG’s Enforcement of Employee Misclassification Statute
Company Intentionally Misclassified Employees As Independent Contractors and Violated Other Wage and Hour Laws
The Bakery Itself and Five Staffing Agencies That Supplied Workers to Company Cited for Numerous Workers Rights Violations; Dozens of Workers To Receive Restitution
Citations Include Restitution for 36 Employees
Minimum Wage Set To Increase to $15 on January 1, 2023; AG’s Wage and Hour Posters Available in Seven Languages
Brief Defends the Right of Workers To Strike
AG’s Investigation Revealed More Than 1,200 Violations Occurred Across 14 Locations
AG’s Office Seeking Restitution as Company Failed to Pay Workers Wages and Overtime, Misclassified Workers and Prevented Access to Earned Sick Time
