04/14/21
WorkersCompensation.com
San Jose, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The San Jose owner of a flooring company was charged this week with fraud, after being caught lying that he had only a single full-time employee and not paying close to a $1 million in overtime to the numerous employees who were working for him.
Martin Helda, 33, of All Bay Area Floors, is facing 20 felony counts of Workers Compensation Premium fraud, Employment Development Department fraud, and wage theft. His arraignment has not yet been scheduled.
Law enforcement is looking for other victims who worked for Helda s company.
“Greedy business owners are banking that cheated employees won t come forward,” prosecutor Vonda Tracey said. “These workers did the work. They are owed the pay.”