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Long Beach Car Washers Get $229,000 After Five-Year Wage Theft Investigation

"Many of my coworkers shared their fear of speaking up," Anselmo Hernandez said through a translator.

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October 5, 2022

On Tuesday morning, 22 former Long Beach car wash workers finally got their paychecks after a five-year wage theft investigation.

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For 35 years, Hernandez worked at the Classic and Castle Carwash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach. Even though he shared the same fears as his coworkers, Hernandez bravely reached out to the nonprofit, Clean Car Wash Work Center looking for help on some missing paychecks.

"Many of my coworkers shared their fear of speaking up," Anselmo Hernandez said through a translator.

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