WAGE THEFT TASK FORCE
April 24, 2013
2:30 p.m.
City Hall Room 278
Members: Laurel Turner, Donna Levitt, Rebecca Wagner, Thomas Cleary, Karen Yu, Leigh Phillips, Regina Dick-Endrizzi, Ace Wiseman, Shaw San Liu, Terrence Valen, Charlotte Noss, Tina Chen, Mani Sheik, Karen Heisler, Dawn Huston
REGULAR AGENDA
In addition to General Public Comment at the end of the meeting, there will be an
opportunity for public comment during each agenda item
1. Panel Presentation on State Enforcement Strategies (discussion item)
a. Representative from the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (Berman Hearing
process, Bureau of Field Enforcement, Criminal Investigations Unit, Retaliation
Unit)
b. Representative from the Labor Enforcement Task Force
2. Task Force Discussion (discussion item)
3. Establish Next Month’s Agenda (action item)
4. General Public Comment
An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Wage Theft Task Force on items of
interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Task Force, including items
being considered today which were not subject to a separate opportunity for public comment. Members of
the public may address the Board for up to two minutes. Each member of the public will be allotted the
same number of minutes to speak, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be
allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation
services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not
requesting translation assistance.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
The public is encouraged to testify at Task Force meetings. Persons unable to attend the meeting
may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda
items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought
to the attention of the Wage Theft Task Force. Written communications should be submitted to the
Clerk of the Wage Theft Task Force: 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco,
CA 94102. Communications which are not received prior to the hearing may be delivered to the
Clerk of the Task Force at the hearing and you are encouraged to bring enough copies for
distribution.
DISABILITY ACCESS
Room 278 is wheelchair accessible. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print
agendas or other accommodations, please contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722 or (415)
554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure
availability. The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets).
Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the F, J, K, L, M, N, T (exit at Civic Center or Van Ness Stations).
MUNI bus lines also serving the area are the 5, 6, 9, 19, 21, 47, 49, 71, and 71L. For more
information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 701-4485.There is accessible parking in the
vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial
Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove
Street. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies,
environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public
meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to perfumes and various other
chemical-based scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public.
Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the
people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and
that City operations are open to the people's review. For information on your rights under the
Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation
of the ordinance, contact by mail Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place,
Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102; phone at (415) 554-7724; fax at (415) 554-7854; or by email at
[email protected] may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing Chapter 67 of
the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshine
LOBBYIST REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative
action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental
Conduct Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the
Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue,
Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site
http://www.sfgov.org/ethics