California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has started a battle against industries that do not respect the working laws in United States, including pallet industries.

Since the California’s Economic Employment Enforcement Coalition (EEEC) was created in 2005, 49 citations for safety and labor violations with fines totaling more than $567,000 were done.

As part of a recent sweep of Bay Area pallet companies, investigators found numerous violations of state law and unsafe workplace conditions. This included: failure to pay minimum wage; failure to have workers’ compensation insurance and not providing itemized wage statements; disabled safety latches on circular saws and other power tools; failure to supply safety equipment such as safety glasses or earplugs, and safety training; and poor working conditions.