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Company facing $2 million in wage theft judgments named in new lawsuit
Leslie Wang’s Wealthplus has the highest amount of wage theft judgments levied against an employer in San Diego County.
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Green card applications just got tougher. Here’s how
A rule that will allow federal immigration officers to count the use of a wide range of public assistance like CalFresh and Medi-Cal against green card applicants took effect Friday, Sept. 18, despite a multistate lawsuit filed Monday challenging it. The Trump administration’s policy, referred to as public charge, gives immigration officers… Read more
A few takeaways from the Encinitas candidate forum
Candidates from left to right: Bruce Ehlers, Rimga Viskanta, Arielle Golden, Ed Sprague, Brad Lefkowits and Marco San Antonio. (Charlie Neuman for inewsource). The two mayoral and four City Council candidates answered questions about housing and homelessness, e-bikes, climate change and more in a packed room on Thursday night. A quarter of… Read more
San Diego County aims to strengthen wage theft enforcement
County supervisors on Tuesday voted 4-1 to expand investigative capacity for the office dedicated to wage theft enforcement and recovery. San Diego County, through its Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement, has for years played a big role in investigating allegations of unpaid wages, supporting workers and coordinating enforcement. County… Read more
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