More than half a million fast-food workers, mostly minorities and women, will earn higher minimum wage, but some say that’s not a living wage.

Martin Helda pleaded guilty to three fraud counts, including Workers Compensation Premium Fraud, Employment Development Department fraud and wage theft.

Supporters swayed moderate Democrats by removing a provision that would have put fast food corporations on the hook for labor violations at franchise locations, but industry lobbying and opposition from his own Department of Finance could convince Newsom to veto the bill.

Robert Foster, 48, of Morgan Hill, pleaded no contest to a series of felony fraud charges in connection with his security business and will be sentenced to three years in county jail and two years of mandatory supervision. Foster will repay $1.13 million to Everest National Insurance and the Employment Development Department.

Bob Staedler, principal at Silicon Valley Synergy, no longer hosts the “Podlight" weekly podcast. The production, previously branded as a “collaboration” between Spotlight and Silicon Valley Synergy, has since dropped any reference to Staedler.

The DA got involved in the case after getting a report of “suspicious activity” at a new residential construction project in San Jose. 

Despite decades of judgements and legislation, accounts of wage theft continue to run rampant in Santa Clara County, new data show. 

Investigators are still trying to determine the extent of the fraud and encouraging victims to come forward. 

Four years after the county authorized its creation, the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement has finally opened its doors to the public.

The builder of a downtown San Jose apartment tower shelled out $250,000 to workers to settle alleged labor violations.

To prevent companies from stiffing workers out of their legally entitled pay, San Jose will consider bolstering its wage theft policy.

Taking a cue from Santa Clara County, San Jose is considering adopting a wage theft ordinance.

Santa Clara County may extend its moratorium on medical marijuana collectives until it comes up with a plan to regulate them—or ban them altogether.

A woman has been waging war with the city, emailing reams of records requests punctuated by verbal abuse.