REMARKS
Concerns about wage exploitation and city's responsibility in subsidized projects
0:39:15
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42 sec
Council Member De La Rosa expresses concerns about potential exploitation in wage practices for city-subsidized projects and emphasizes the city's responsibility to address these issues. Lucy Joffe explains the state's role in enforcement and HPD's consideration of violations in future collaborations.
- The potential for wage exploitation in city-subsidized projects is highlighted.
- The need for the city to monitor and act on problematic employer behavior is emphasized.
- The state's process for addressing wage theft violations and its impact on future collaborations with HPD is explained.
Carmen N. De La Rosa
0:39:15
I mean, it seems to me that this is an area that is ripe for exploitation and that, you know, if there is a track record of this type of behavior, the city should indeed have a a way even if the enforcement and it's not under your jurisdiction, but to continue a working relationship with that type of employer for city subsidized projects.
Lucy Joffe
0:39:37
Yes.
0:39:37
The state when someone is found guilty of of wage theft or other violations, there is an enforcement process by which a an employer can be labeled or debard even.
0:39:51
And then we factor that information in, and, of course, that is that is relevant.
