by James Parks, Feb 19, 2010
With more than 100 supporters in the audience, the Miami-Dade County (Fla.) Board of County Commissioners yesterday approved the first countywide wage theft ordinance in the country. The law, which passed on a 10-0 vote, will help ensure that workers who are unpaid or underpaid for their work have a way to make their voices heard and recover their hard-earned wages.
Specifically, the new law prohibits wage theft and gives the county legal authority to intervene and help recover back pay for workers who were cheated out of their fair pay.
