By State House News Service
Attorney General Maura Healey is again calling for passage of wage theft legislation, part of an appeal that s being coordinated with International Workers Day on Saturday.
Image
Attorney General Maura Healey Employers who commit wage theft steal billions of dollars every year from workers, making it harder for families to pay the rent, buy groceries, pay for education and health care, Healey said in a pre-recorded message obtained by the News Service. And this doesn t just hurt workers and their families, it hurts all of us.
Healey said her fair labor division in 2020 assessed more than $12 million in restitution and penalties against employers who violated wage and hour laws, but also appealed for lawmakers to join labor advocates in passing a bill targeting wage theft. Let s get it done this session, she said.
2021/05/02 20:51 FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2019 file photo, Jennell Black, mother of Anton Black, looks at a collection of her son s belongings at her home in Greensboro. FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2019 file photo, Jennell Black, mother of Anton Black, looks at a collection of her son s belongings at her home in Greensboro, Md. Anton Black, 19, died after a struggle with three officers and a civilian outside the home in September 2018. Cases involving police use of force often include questions about the internal records of the officers involved, records that in most cases are off-limits to the press and public. Lawmakers in at least 13 states have considered bills this year to make those records more publicly available. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over officer records | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan s News Source infotel.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from infotel.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Amid debate on policing the police, states consider greater transparency for records on use of force
By COLLEEN SLEVIN The Associated Press,Updated May 2, 2021, 2 hours ago
Email to a Friend
Demonstrators protesting the excessive use of force by police staged a die-in Saturday at the Ohio State House alongside broken records with the names of people killed by police.Scott Olson/Getty
DENVER â Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to share them with other agencies, a push that comes amid high-profile deaths at the hands of law enforcement. About 20 states still largely prohibit their release, however.
Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to share them with other agencies, a push that comes amid high-profile deaths at the hands of law enforcement. About 20 states still largely prohibit their release, however.