Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/06/jaw-dropping-report-reveals-rampant-wage-theft-among-top-us-corporations Published on Wednesday, June 06, 2018 by Common Dreams “Wage theft goes far beyond sweatshops, fast-food outlets, and retailers. It is built into the business model of a substantial portion of corporate America.” By Jessica Corbett, staff … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/02/01/withdraw-rule-protect-tipped-workers/#.WnNpWa6nEdU By David Elliot February 1, 2018 Back in December, Voices for Human Needs reported on a proposal that would make workers’ tips the property of employers, which would harm an already vulnerable workforce made up mostly of women and, disproportionately, of … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Two billion dollars in stolen wages were recovered for workers in 2015 and 2016—and that’s just a drop in the bucket. Wage theft is epidemic, and low-wage workers are more likely than others to … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-19/budget-policy-and-priorities/report-wage-theft-increases-poverty-in-pa/a57744-1 May 19, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window In 2015, $448 million of earned wages were not paid to Pennsylvania workers. (Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – More than 13 percent of … Continued
From Interfaith Worker Justice (http://www.iwj.org): When Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to be a “champion for working people” against special interests, it was easy to be skeptical of his claim. Since the inauguration, we have seen time and … Continued
From Interfaith Worker Justice (http://www.iwj.org): Today, working people across the country are taking action in their communities to fight a wage theft epidemic that robs workers of $50 billion annually. To put that in perspective, $50 billion is more than … Continued
From Interfaith Worker Justice (http://www.iwj.org): Now more than ever, the nation is waking up to the devastating realities of wage theft. In the past two weeks alone, workers recovered, or are in the process of recovering, stolen wages on a … Continued