If we are denied access to the property to gain access to the employees then we may have to take other avenues, such as referring this case to the local D.A. or filing a civil case in court.
If the funds aren't paid by the deadline, the department will file a civil lawsuit.
If they don't comply then we file suit to get a judgment.
This is not the first time we've been at this site. The first time was in 1995, when we were looking at this exact area and helping the ski area understand why it needs to be avoided. The hazards of this location are well-known.
We've got all these wage claims. People are telling me they haven't been paid from Dec. 19.
We see that there needs to be more guidance for employers and more protections for workers.
We were tipped off about this from a complainant who came in to file a wage claim, and said that a co-worker was injured, and he knew that they didn't have workers compensation.
The bottom line is they cannot employ workers until they have it.
We were stopped at the entrance by the security guard who refused to grant us access, refused to cooperate with us, refused to take the stop order personally.
They said they're working on it, so it's in the works.
