Perspective
Dec. 17, 2015
Employers should heed new wage theft law
SB 588, which takes effect next month, will provide the California labor commissioner with substantial new powers to combat wage theft. By Chris Micheli
Chris Micheli
Aprea & Micheli, Inc.
7148 Sutter Ave
Carmichael , CA 95608
Email: cmicheli@apreamicheli.com
McGeorge School of Law
Chris is an attorney and legislative advocate for the Sacramento.
In October, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 588 to provide new powers to the labor commissioner to combat wage theft. The new law, effective Jan. 1, basically authorizes the labor commissioner to use any of the existing remedies available to a judgment creditor and to act as a levying officer when enforcing a judgment pursuant to a writ of execution.
After a judgment in favor of the labor commissioner or employee, the co...
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