Article: EEEC Takes Aim at Underground Economy in San Bernardino County; Two-Day Sweep by New Labor and Tax Law Enforcement Unit Focuses on State's Multi-Billion Dollar Problem.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- San Bernardino County is the latest target zone for the state's new Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition (EEEC). The multi-agency task force is sweeping California for illegal underground economy activity. In this week's sweep of construction sites in San Bernardino County, the EEEC targeted businesses that avoid labor, tax and licensing laws to gain competitive advantage over the almost 300,000 legitimate contractors who follow the law. A special focus was also placed on worker safety.

"It is estimated that the California's underground economy ranges in size from $60 to $140 billion a year. The underground economy is fueled in ...

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