Fresno takes first legal action against alleged wage theft

Fresno takes first legal action against alleged wage theft

The City of Fresno made history as it seeks to prosecute those who commit wage theft.

Fresno City Attorney to prosecute first wage theft case

The Fresno City Attorney’s Office is prosecuting its first wage theft case on behalf of workers who were paid as little as $50 a day for construction work

Janz, Maxwell to announce Fresno's first wage theft prosecution

More than a year after receiving approval to pursue cases of wage theft in support of short-changed workers, Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz and Fresno City Councilman Tyler Maxwell are set to announce the city’s first case, City Hall sources told The Sun. Fresno was one of the first to launch a locally-operated wage theft protection program, following a change in state law, and won grants from the state’s Labor Commissioner to aid in its opera…