Progressive news out of Florida: Miami-Dade workers to benefit from wage theft ordinance

Early Friday morning, Miami-Dade County Commissioners voted to approve county Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s proposed budget of $6.1 billion, which includes funding to enforce the county’s wage theft ordinance.
According to a press release issued Thursday by the mayor’s office:

“The Wage Theft Ordinance has proven to be an effective tool More…

Broward County, Fla., construction workers say they’re not being paid

More…Cesar, a construction worker who asked that we not use his last name, tells The Florida Independent he has not been paid after working eight weeks at a construction project in the Broward County city of Sunrise. He says at least 50 workers who work 10 hours or more a

Florida religious group to state Senate: save anti-wage theft protections

More…People Engaged in Active Community Efforts — aka P.E.A.C.E., a coalition of religious congregations from Palm Beach county — this week delivered a letter urging members of the state Senate Judiciary committee to vote against a bill that would curtail local municipalities’ freedom to crack down on wage theft. The

South Florida organization presses for local anti-wage theft ordinance

Anti-wage theft activists say their support for Palm Beach ordinance unrelated to undocumented workers

People Engaged in Active Community Efforts (aka PEACE) rejects the notion that they support a wage theft ordinance for Palm Beach County because it favors undocumented workers — contrary to recent claims by a powerful construction industry lobby group. #

PEACE More… is a congregation-based organization with more than 23 members

Builders group defends support for wage theft bill

Carol Bowen, director of government affairs for Florida’s Associated Builders and Contractors, confirmed yesterday that her organization is a member of a coalition of construction groups, with at least 30 members involved in all aspects of building and contracting, that supports the “Wage Protection” bill filed by state Rep. Tom Goodson More…,

Associated Builders and Contractors voices support for Florida wage theft bill

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida has launched a campaign to support the “Wage Protection” More… bill filed by state Rep. Tom Goodson, R-Titusville, which would override local wage theft ordinances like one in Miami-Dade County that aims to prevent employers from cheating workers out of pay they are owed.

Palm Beach delays wage theft vote pending resolution of Florida Retail Federation lawsuit

The Palm Beach Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday delayed a vote on a wage theft ordinance that would establish “a procedure for employees victims of wage theft to recover back wages” till June 21. #
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The board instructed the county attorney to continue to draft the ordinance and track the