Yes. The project owner, contractor, and subcontractor (if applicable) will be provided a copy of the complaint. They may provide a written response in accordance with the City's review process.

For inquiries regarding the Responsible Construction Ordinance, please contact the City Manager's Office at 650-903-6301 or email city.mgr@mountainview.gov.

No. You must include your contact information.

Written notice of the complaint is provided to the project owner, contractor, and subcontractor (if applicable). They may provide a written response to the complaint within 30 business days. After consideration of the complaint and any response, the City will issue a notice of decision. A copy of the decision will be mailed to the project owner, contractor, subcontractor (if applicable) and party who filed a complaint. A project owner, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved by a decision of the City may appeal the decision.

The complaint must be received by the City Manager prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the project. The complaint must be submitted to the:

City of Mountain View
Attn: City Manager's Office
500 Castro Street
Mountain View CA 94041

The complaint must include:

• A copy of the Investigatory Government Agency's order, decision or award;
• A copy of the judgment entered by the superior court; and
• A declaration signed under penalty of perjury that the specified contractor or subcontractor is the subject of an Unpaid Wage Theft Judgment that is owed to the complaining party.

Any person who is legally entitled to payment of an Unpaid Wage Theft Judgment against the contractor or a qualifying subcontractor on a project subject to the City's Ordinance may submit a complaint to the City Manager. Subcontractors whose work exceeds $100,000 or 1% of the value of the construction costs of the Project, whichever is greater, are subject to the City's Ordinance.

A judgment, decision or order, for which all appeals have been exhausted or the time to appeal has expired, that was issued by a court of law or an Investigatory Government Agency authorized to enforce applicable federal, state and local wage and hour laws, including, but not limited to, the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the California Labor Code, and the City of Mountain View Minimum Wage Ordinance, and which has not been fully paid or satisfied.

Wage theft is the denial of wages or employee benefits that are rightfully owed to an employee as established at the Federal, State, and local level, including the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the California Labor Code, and any local minimum wage, living wage, or prevailing wage requirements. Wage theft includes failure to pay overtime, minimum wage violations, unauthorized deductions in pay, or not being paid at all.

For projects covered under the City's Ordinance, owners, contractors, and/or qualifying subcontractors are required to acknowledge responsibilities and make specified certifications upon completion of a project. The required certifications include that:

1. Employees were provided written wage statements and notice of the employers' pay practices as required under State law (or, alternatively, are covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement); and
2. They have no Unpaid Wage Theft Judgments.

The Responsible Construction Ordinance applies to all new construction projects of 15,000 square feet or more requiring a building permit. New construction projects include entirely new structures and qualifying additions and remodels. Projects subject to prevailing wage requirements under state law are exempt.