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In the largest wage theft case ever brought by the state of California against a private company, the state labor commissioner cited RDV Construction for cheating more then 1,000 workers out of minimum wage, overtime pay, and legally-mandated rest breaks on 35 construction sites across the Los Angeles region. Investigators found that the employer habitually and illegally withheld 10 to 25 percent of earned wages from workers. RDV Construction was ordered to pay nearly $12 million in back wages and penalties for violations that occurred between 2014 and 2017. The citations include failing to timely pay 1,089 employees, minimum wage violations for 844 employees, failing to provide proper rest breaks to 1,125 employees, failing to properly pay overtime rates to 1,1111 workers, and issuing improper wage statements to 1,109 employees.
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Wage Theft
Los Angeles
California
January 1, 2014
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| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
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| At least 1,125 unnamed employees | Unavailable | Unavailable | Construction worker | RDV Construction | Wage theft |
| Name | Type | Title | Plea Information | Conviction Sentence |
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| RDV Construction | Entity | Entity | Not available | The citations from the California Labor Commissioner's Office total $11,943,054. $5,407,944 is for waiting time penalties for failing to timely pay 1,089 employees. $1,623,020 is for minimum wage violations affecting 844 employees, plus an additional $1,692,430 in liquidated damages for those minimum wage violations. $1,769,782 is for failing to provide proper rest breaks to 1,125 employees. $566,897 is for failing to properly pay 1,111 workers overtime. Finally, $882,981 is for improper wage statements issued to 1,109 employees. |
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| Rafael Rivas | Individual | Chief Executive Officer | Not available | Rivas is jointly and severally liable for the citations issued to the corporation. |
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| Juan Rivas | Individual | Project Manager | Not available | Rivas is jointly and severally liable for the citations issued to the corporation. |
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| Nicolas Del Villar | Individual | Project Manager | Not available | Del Villar is jointly and severally liable for the citations issued to the corporation. |
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