San Mateo County announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against a plant nursery that operated a production facility in Half Moon Bay after workers accused the company of wage theft and other labor violations.

“When an employer accepts a worker’s labor, they take on a clear legal duty: pay that employee fully and lawfully,” said County Attorney John Nibbelin in a statement. “We are taking enforcement action because San Mateo County businesses must be accountable for their obligations as employers.”

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.