[Mtinie]

> It wouldn't be very difficult for the supervisor to tell that people who don't even speak English aren't legit workers.

Have you worked in construction before? Non-English speaking employees (especially in California) aren't necessarily an indication that anything is amiss.

Supervision may have made a difference, but I'm not sure. The onus is on the contracted company to do things the right way.

I'm surprised that California building, OSHA , and employment inspectors didn't catch this. If they visited the site as I expect they would have multiple times through construction, and didn't find anything out of the ordinary, it tells you something about the inspections themselves and the degree that the required employment documents were misrepresented.