December 19, 2008: Five years after filing suit against her employer for failing to pay wages mandated by Hayward's living wage law, a former laundry worker in San Leandro opened an envelope Thursday and pulled out a check for $17,847.33 in back wages and interest.
Click here to read more at The San Francisco Chronicle.San Francisco Chronicle: Happy Holidays for Laundry Workers—Back Wages
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