The janitors who clean the Oracle Systems headquarters work for janitorial contractor Service by Medallion. Yet San Mateo county is one of the most expensive places to live in the country.
Most janitors take their chances and use the public hospitals when they, or their children are sick.
Janitors a few miles north in San Francisco ear almost twice as much per hour and receive full health benefits for themselves and their families. This month, the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health investigated complaints of dangerous conditions at the Oracle Headquarters. On June 14th of this year, janitors from Medallion filed a class action lawsuit in the Santa Clara Superior Court demanding compensation for unpaid work, and charging numerous other violations of State law. Many of the workers involved worked for Medallion cleaning Oracle's buildings. Several workers have already won their back pay because the violations were so clear.