Cash for labor seems like a human right

Now California agencies are mobilizing to crack down on businesses paying cash under the table, saying the "underground economy" costs the state $7 billion a year in lost tax revenue and hurts companies that abide by the law. It also puts workers at risk. Businesses paying cash wages skip getting workers' compensation insurance. They also don't withhold payroll taxes for Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance.

"This is an incredibly important issue for the state," said Christine Baker, director of the Department of Industrial Relations. "We want to focus on the bad performers. We now have the benefit of a lot of technology and the ability to match records through systematic data mining."SF Gate

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