The city of Mountain View is seeking new ways to protect working class residents and construction workers from getting shortchanged by their employers, launching a pair of ordinances that would crack down on businesses that have failed to pay their employees in full.

Preventing wage theft has been a high priority for the city since 2019, seen as a way to help employees working in Mountain View — particularly those in the service sector and in the construction industry — combat unscrupulous businesses that shortchange their staff. Wage theft includes failing to comply with minimum wage laws, taking tips and failing to pay for overtime.

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