Aug. 28, 2024

For Immediate Release

Redwood City – The County has accepted a nearly $740,000 grant that will strengthen efforts to investigate and prosecute shameless employers who try to cheat workers out of their rightful wages.

The state grant will fund a new deputy district attorney, a district attorney investigator, and provide additional forensic auditing resources for the District Attorney’s Office to dig into what are often complex cases. Importantly, the grant provides funding while County officials launch a new Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement, which will be a partnership between the County Executive's Office, the County Attorney's Office and the District Attorney's Office.

“The approval by the Board of Supervisors of the D.A.’s Office Wage Theft Program will enable my office to investigate and prosecute employers who steal their employees hard earned wages,” said District Attorney Stephen M. Wagstaffe. “With a full-time prosecutor and an investigator, justice for the victim employees is now possible.”

The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously late last year to create the Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement with a mission to help wage-theft victims recover stolen wages. The office, once established, will also work with employers to inform them about their rights and workers’ rights.

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