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California employers should be aware of a special enforcement action targeting carwashes and other illegal operations in “the underground economy.” During a three-day August enforcement sweep, investigators visited 97 carwashes in Northern California. Fifty-four of them were issued citations resulting in fines totaling more than $521,000.

Thirty of the car wash businesses were shut down until they comply with labor laws, including: (more…)

Employers should be aware of new regulations imposed by the US Department of Labor affecting permanent labor certification applications by certain employers.

The Labor Department announced in late July that it has begun stricter control of all pending permanent labor certification applications filed by (more…)