Three San Jose, Calif.-Area Technology Firms Fined over Piecework Pay.

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: December 13, 1999| Author: Marshall, Matt | Copyright information

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Dec. 14 -- The California Labor Commissioner has fined three Bay Area electronics companies $185,000 for not paying workers adequately.

The fines and the lawsuit are the first concrete results of a wider investigation of Silicon Valley companies believed to be paying workers by the piece instead of by the hour, which often turns out be lower than minimum wage.

The investigation was triggered by a Mercury News repo...

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