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City Attorney seeks dedicated worker‑protection team and more GVRO staff to pursue wage‑theft and gun‑risk cases
Summary
City Attorney Chesa Boudin asked the Budget committee to fund a dedicated private‑sector worker‑protection team (team lead + 2 deputies) to pursue wage‑theft and gig‑economy litigation, and two attorneys to expand filings of gun‑violence restraining orders (GVROs); supervisors signaled support but asked for cost sources and coordination with DA and OLSE.
City Attorney Chesa Boudin told the Budget & Appropriations Committee on June 15 that his office needs new, focused staff to go after systemic private‑sector worker abuses and to expand use of the state’s red‑flag law.
Boudin asked the committee to consider adding a three‑person team to focus on exploited private‑sector workers and wage‑theft enforcement — a city attorney to lead the unit plus two deputy attorneys — noting the high volume of violations and the backlog at state enforcement agencies. “With a dedicated team,…
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