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Crooked Contractor Caught in Affordable Housing Wage Theft Case
A drywall contractor on two major affordable housing projects in San Diego County has been caught cheating its workers, and the U.S. Department of Labor just made sure they’ll pay for it. Escondido-based Innovative Wall Systems, Inc., doing business as Alta Drywall , has agreed to pay $790,000 in back wages, liquidated damages, and civil penalties after investigators uncovered systematic wage theft affecting 580 workers for one of the region’s largest and most well-known aff
Nov 20, 2025
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Crooked Contractor Caught in Affordable Housing Wage Theft Case
A drywall contractor on two major affordable housing projects in San Diego County has been caught cheating its workers, and the U.S. Department of Labor just made sure they’ll pay for it. Escondido-based Innovative Wall Systems, Inc., doing business as Alta Drywall , has agreed to pay $790,000 in back wages, liquidated damages, and civil penalties after investigators uncovered systematic wage theft affecting 580 workers for one of the region’s largest and most well-known aff
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