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San Mateo County farmworkers protest alleged wage theft at orchid farm
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:10:27
Publish Date: 2026-03-17 12:35:00
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Imagine the scene: You work at your job all month but when payday rolls around there’s no check, no deposit in your account. Your boss says it’ll all be worked out next month… but when that pay period comes around there’s still no money.

That’s called wage theft. And it hits low-wage workers especially hard and most frequently. That’s one of the reasons why San Mateo County launched the office of Labor Standards and Enforcement last summer. 

Reporter Sebastian Miño-Bucheli wanted to find out: how is it working? How much wage theft is still happening? 
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