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Assembly committee advances SB 261 to strengthen enforcement of unpaid wage judgments
Summary
SB 261 would require a public list of employers with outstanding wage-theft judgments and authorize additional penalties (up to triple the judgment) after six months of nonpayment. The Labor and Employment Committee passed the bill and re‑referred it to Judiciary.
Sen. Ruh‑Nah Wahab presented SB 261 to strengthen enforcement of wage‑theft judgments by requiring the Labor Commissioner’s office to publish a public list of employers with outstanding final wage judgments and by authorizing enhanced penalties after prolonged nonpayment.
Supporters including Betty Young, former Santa Clara County head of the Office of…
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