§ 25-1. Findings and declaration of policy.

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(a)

Wage theft, which is the non-payment or underpayment of earned wages, is a significant problem in the county.

(b)

Eliminating wage theft serves important public purposes by promoting economic security and dignity for those working in the county; by promoting business and economic development through the elimination of unfair economic competition by unscrupulous businesses that do not pay or that underpay their employees and by relieving the burden on the public that subsidize unscrupulous employers whose employees are forced to rely on public assistance because of unpaid or underpaid wages.

(c)

The county has the authority under its Charter and as an exercise of its police power for the public safety, health and general welfare to address wage theft.

(Ord. No. 2015-21, § 1, 3-16-15)

                    
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