This week Princeton, New Jersey, passed an ordinance that requires contractors who wish to do business in town to be in compliance with federal and state wage theft laws. Wage theft, according to the ordinance, includes not paying sufficient overtime, paying less than an amount agreed upon, not paying for all hours worked, paying less than the minimum wage, misclassifying employees as independent contractors, or not paying them at all, Howard said. This resolution would apply to the landscaping business but there are plans to expand it to construction and restaurant companies as well. In order to get a license to operate in the town, companies would need to read and sign off on an acknowledgement of the wage theft law. Princeton is the second municipality in the state to address ... Read more