Lawmakers and the governor use a fund reserved for labor enforcement to plug budget holes, and leave tens of millions unspent. Business and labor agree more of the money could be spent to hire more staff to speed investigations of wage theft claims.
As lobbyists for businesses and labor groups negotiate with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration on how to amend a California labor law that allows workers to sue their bosses, the two
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