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Labor groups, AG’s office and contractors press for stronger wage‑theft enforcement
Summary
Union leaders, worker advocates and the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division urged the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on Oct. 28 to report favorably on H.2094 / S.1300, legislation they say would give the state stronger tools to combat pervasive wage theft.
Union leaders, community advocates and the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division told the committee Oct. 28 they support H.2094 / S.1300, a package of reforms aimed at reducing wage theft and improving enforcement. Proponents described multiple enforcement gaps — including off‑the‑books pay, labor brokers who supply workers to subcontractors, and misclassification — and urged the legislature to give state enforcement agencies stronger tools.
Lauren Goldman Moran, chief of the AG’s…
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