SAN DIEGO – On March 20 2015, California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Sue announced that Cookies con Amore, a wholesale bakery in Vista, was cited more than $185,000 for wage theft violations, including denying overtime pay, rest breaks and meal periods to 73 of its workers. In addition, the company is accused of forcing some […]
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CSLEA Members: Protecting Californians Where They Live, Work & Play
The first week of July was an extremely busy one for our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who work to protect Californians in all that they do. The combination of extreme heat and the Fourth of July holiday meant Unit 7 members were in high gear. WHERE THEY LIVE: Our CSLEA members who […]
Teaming Up To Take Down Gambling Operations in Tracy & Woodland
Law enforcement officers raided a Tracy internet cafe on Tuesday, May 14, after a four-month, group effort by the Tracy Police Department, the California Department of Justice, the Department of Industrial Relations, the Department of Homeland Security and the Employment Development Department. Investigators say Computer Crazy Internet Cafe was an online gambling operation and a […]
All Work, No Pay – Restaurant Owners Indicted For Wage Theft
A father and his son are facing criminal charges following an investigation by our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators at the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). State Street Grill owners David Dadon, 61, and Barry Dadon, 27, are accused of hiring college students to work at their San Diego restaurant […]
Taking Care of Business: California Labor Enforcement Task Force
Our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are agents and investigators with the state of California are top notch and when they combine their resources, businesses that do not comply with the law get a huge wake-up call. Last week the California Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF), a multi-agency group formed to combat […]