California lawmakers want to investigate wage theft. But labor unions seek a different path

 California lawmakers want to investigate wage theft. But labor unions seek a different path

Workers must wait years to have wage theft claims heard. A state senator wants an investigation, but labor unions say they have their own plan.

SACRAMENTO  On this, labor unions and lawmakers agree: Wage theft is rampant in California, and the state system set up to help robbed workers is broken.
But a Bay Area lawmakers call for an indepen…