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Senate committee advances SB 261 to publicize unpaid wage‑theft judgments and allow penalties for nonpayment
Summary
SB 261, by Sen. Wahab, would require the Labor Commissioner to publish information about unpaid judgments and allow additional penalties for prolonged nonpayment. The committee passed the bill as amended; opponents urged narrowing the public‑posting provisions to avoid naming employers who later prevail on appeal.
Senate Bill 261, authored by Sen. Aisha Wahab, passed out of the Senate Labor Committee as amended and was referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary after a recorded committee vote.
The bill requires the Labor Commissioner’s Office to share more information about judgment outcomes on its website, maintain a public list of employers with outstanding wage‑theft judgments, and authorizes the imposition of additional penalties (three times the original judgment) after six months of nonpayment. Wahab said the…
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