City Attorney pressing charges in million-dollar wage theft case

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The City Attorney's office announced today that work on an almost $10 million contract awarded to Mackone Construction and its subcontractors had been done with underpaid workers.

The city alleges that "almost fifty" workers building the South LA Animal Care Center were denied overtime, underrepresented in workman's compensation claims, and paid lump sums of cash that added up to below city-mandated prevailing wage.