Wage Theft - Beverly Hills
| Submitted | June 23, 2016 |
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From: Brian Sparks
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:
A log of all wage theft complaints made to the California Office of the Attorney General regarding businesses in the city of Beverly Hills, submitted from January 1, 2016 to the date this request is processed.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Brian Sparks
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 23, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: DIRInfo
Hello,
I am going to log this request & forward to the appropriate division for research. I apologize that you have not heard back sooner.
In the future, please use pra@dir.ca.gov<mailto:pra@dir.ca.gov> for requesting any documentation so that it can be expedited.
Thank you,
Amy
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From: Laverde, Paola@DIR
Hello Mr. Sparks,
I am following up on your Public Records Acts request for information regarding wage claims made against businesses located in the City of Beverly Hills.
In order to fulfill your request, I need to get clarification as workers with wage claims file their complaints with the Labor Commissioner's Office and not to the State Attorney General's office. For more information on how the wage claim process works in California please visit this very helpful website: WageTheftisaCrime.com<http://wagetheftisacrime.com/>
Hope to hear back from you next week,
Paola Laverde
DIR Communications - Public Information Officer
Department of Industrial Relations
510.286-1094| @CA_DIR
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From: Brian Sparks
Paola, thank you for your response. Would make things more simple to withdraw the request from your office and submit it to the appropriate office?
Thank you,
Brian
From: Laverde, Paola@DIR
Hello Brian,
If you are interested in wage claims, then this office is the appropriate office. I am the public information office at the Labor Commissioner’s Office. I would be happy to speak with you regarding your request so we can figure out what information you need for you story.
Call me. My number is 510-286-1094.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Paola
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From: Brian Sparks
Hi Paola, I just wanted to follow up with this. I hope you're well!
Brian
From: Laverde, Paola@DIR
Hello Mr. Sparks,
Thank you for your inquiry into wage claims filed in the City of Beverly Hills from 1/1/16-7/7/16.
Please find attached an excel spreadsheet responsive to your request. There is no charge for this request as it took less than 30 minutes to extract.
I would like to let you know that not all the wage claims filed within the time period you request will be reflected in this spread sheet, as incomplete filings will not appear until the claimant provides missing information.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Best,
Paola Laverde
From: Brian Sparks
Hi Paola,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Brian
From: Laverde, Paola@DIR
My pleasure.
Good luck on your story.
Please send me a link to it when it’s published.
Best,
Paola
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