A judge has convicted the owner of a Lakeville painting company with a felony for failing to pay his employees for work they did on an apartment building in Minneapolis. Hennepin County says this is the first felony conviction under Minnesota’s 2019 wage theft law – which is one of the toughest in the country.

Joining Minnesota Now to talk about the conviction, plus the enforcement of wage laws more broadly, is Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty.