unlawful withholding of employee pay by their employer
Providence employees awarded $98M in wage suit: The judgment against Providence Health and Services involves a potential class of 33,000 employees.
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IBM accused of cheating its own executive assistants out of overtime pay: Big Blue bosses retaliate against those seeking overtime, lawsuit claims
theregister.com/2024/04/18/ibm_wage_theft/
What is wage theft, and what can you do about it: The Seattle Times consulted state laws, nonprofit advocacy groups and legal experts to put together this guide ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/what-to-know-about-wage-theft-and-workers-rights-in-wa/
Company lists 5 outrageous rules for employees to stop ‘time clock fraud: ‘Use bathroom before work, arrive early’
hindustantimes.com/trending/company-lists-5-outrageous-rules-for-employees-to-stop-time-clock-fraud-use-bathroom-before-work-arrive-early-101712281332215.html
Workers Lost Millions to California's Worst Known Wage Thief. And He's Still in Business | KQED
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Colorado state senator removed from wage-theft bill after accusation she refused to pay staffer
denverpost.com/2024/04/03/sonya-jaquez-lewis-colorado-senate-democrats-wage-theft-bill/
Advocates worry that Parker’s labor budget will hamper investigations into workplace violations
inquirer.com/jobs/labor/philadelphia-labor-department-budget-municipal-workers-wage-theft-20240326.html
Staggering figure Australian workers are losing to wage theft: Australian workers are losing nearly $850 million a year due to wage theft, new data has revealed ...
9news.com.au/national/wage-theft-australia-report-rippling/fa7036a2-2977-4060-98b2-6c1f1693f9f9
Grimaldi’s owner indicted for wage theft exploiting ‘desperate’ employees: Manhattan DA
nydailynews.com/2024/03/21/grimaldis-owner-indicted-for-wage-theft-exploiting-desperate-employees-manhattan-da/
A staggering number of workers are being ripped off by their bosses.Wage theft is a growing concern in Australia and many employees don't even know they've ... Show more #9News
Maryland corrections employees to get an additional $10M in wage theft settlement
baltimoresun.com/2024/03/13/maryland-corrections-employees-to-get-an-additional-10m-in-wage-theft-settlement/
Employee claims ex-boss wrote 'thief' on his paycheque after a wage theft report: A Reddit user claimed that after filing a theft report against his former ...
hindustantimes.com/trending/employee-claims-ex-boss-wrote-thief-on-his-paycheque-following-a-wage-theft-report-101710318861867.html
Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse parent sued for tip theft. Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment was a defendant in a similar federal lawsuit from former employees in 2013 ... Show more www.nrn.com/workforce/jeff-ruby-s-steakhouse-parent-sued-tip-theft
Pizza Hut workers at an L.A. restaurant strike, alleging wage theft: Although the number of striking workers is small, the wage-theft problem they are ...
latimes.com/business/story/2024-03-07/pizza-hut-workers-in-la-historic-filipinotown-go-on-3-day-strike-alleging-wage-theft
How rogue firms in Norway steal salaries, and what you can do: Some companies in Norway try to take advantage of foreign workers by skimming their wages or ...
thelocal.no/20240229/how-rogue-firms-in-norway-steal-salaries-and-what-you-can-do
California workers' unique right to sue challenged by ballot measure: A business-backed ballot initiative would hurt workers, labor researchers say ...
latimes.com/business/story/2024-02-23/the-battle-brewing-over-paga-california-workers-unique-right-to-sue-employers
Long Island's foreign migrants taking low-wage jobs to survive — most off the books
newsday.com/long-island/migrants-foreign-jobs-uojfljys
Are you one of thousands of Philly-area workers owed back wages? The U.S. Labor Department has millions in unclaimed money
inquirer.com/jobs/labor/unclaimed-money-wage-theft-labor-department-pennsylvania-20240131.html
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Firebrand, a popular Bay Area bakery, is facing a lawsuit and debt: Firebrand, a East Bay bakery known for its socially conscious ethos, is struggling amidst a ...
sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/firebrand-bakery-alameda-lawsuit-18617328.php
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Why Cheesecake Factory wage theft case in Orange County matters for California: A settlement with Cheesecake Factory is one of the first uses of a state law ...
ocregister.com/2024/01/24/why-cheesecake-factory-wage-theft-case-matters-for-california/
Hennepin County attorney launches effort to crack down on wage theft: The director of Minneapolis' unit will lead the new county department.
startribune.com/hennepin-county-attorney-launches-wage-theft-unit/600338617/
San Jose’s construction wage theft ordinance passes unanimously, an effort years in the making
mercurynews.com/2024/01/24/san-joses-construction-wage-theft-ordinance-passes-unanimously-an-effort-years-in-the-making/
How much to tip this holiday: Tipping culture has changed a lot over the last few years, and many Americans are confused about whether and how much to tip.
cnn.com/2023/12/28/business/how-much-to-tip-this-holiday/
Philly’s workers-rights office has gone from backwater to heavy hitter in just a few years
inquirer.com/business/philadelphia-office-worker-protections-wage-theft-20240122.html
Wage theft a common problem, retail workers' union says: It comes after revelations that thousands of Woolworths employees may have been underpaid over several ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/507144/wage-theft-a-common-problem-retail-workers-union-says
Opinion | The New Labor Playbook: There’s more than one way for workers to organize.
nytimes.com/2024/01/17/opinion/unions-labor-standards-boards.html
Australian Catholic University confirms $3.6m underpayment of casual staff, denies taking part in wage theft
abc.net.au/news/2024-01-17/australian-catholic-university-underpayment-staff-wage-theft/103350182
San Jose wage theft proposal considered after Silvery Towers scandal: San Jose wage theft proposal considered after Silvery Towers scandal
mercurynews.com/2024/01/16/san-jose-wage-theft-proposal-considered-after-silvery-towers-scandal/
How to Restore Trust in the US? Tax the Rich: The only major institution in American life that Americans trust less than Big Business just happens to be Congress ...
inequality.org/great-divide/whats-driving-our-epidemic-of-distrust/
Sweet Lady Jane bakery faced class-action lawsuit for wage theft before sudden closure
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Quick Glance: Sweet Lady Jane Faces Class-Action Lawsuit for Wage Theft
- Beloved bakery chain unexpectedly closes six locations after seven months of wage theft lawsuit.
- Former workers allege lack of compensation for hours worked and price hikes.
- Closure confirmed through Instagram post and public statement citing low sales.
- Price hikes and menu cutbacks reported by former employee.
Everything to know about the Biden administration's new rule on gig workers: Workers who have been misclassified as independent contractors stand to benefit as ...
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Quick Glance: New Biden Administration Rule May Impact 'Gig' Work and Contracting
- The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a final rule that will compel companies to treat some workers as employees rather than cheaper independent contractors.
- The rule is expected to increase labor costs for industries reliant on contract labor or freelancers, such as trucking, manufacturing, healthcare, and app-based 'gig' services.
- Most federal and state labor laws, like those mandating a minimum wage and overtime pay, only apply to a company's employees.
- Studies indicate that employees can cost companies up to 30% more than independent contractors.
Wage theft investigations uncover millions each year but that money doesn't always get back to workers. These companies have paid the most.
Beyond Yoga just settled California’s largest case of wage theft against garment workers
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Beyond Yoga just settled California’s largest case of wage theft against garment workers
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Wage theft case against lauded Seattle restaurant is dismissed: Owners of Turkish restaurant Hamdi have resolved a wage theft lawsuit and other accusations ...
seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/wage-theft-case-against-lauded-seattle-restaurant-is-dismissed/
General contractors would be liable for wage theft claims against subcontractors under Democrats’ bill
denverpost.com/2024/01/05/colorado-wage-theft-construction/
Bi-Rite Market in SF sued for alleged wage and labor violations.: Bi-Rite Market, a beloved SF grocery store, is facing allegations of wage and labor violations ...
sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/bi-rite-lawsuit-wage-theft-18591576.php
Minnesota seeks $2.4M from Vikings Lakes subcontractors for wage theft: The state is asking an administrative law judge to endorse its findings ...
startribune.com/minnesota-seeking-2-million-from-vikings-lakes-subcontractors-accused-of-wage-theft-pmc-advantage/600329446/
How chicken processed using child labor ended up at Ralphs, Aldi: A Southern California firm violated child labor laws, committing wage theft and retaliating ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-15/how-chicken-processed-with-child-labor-ended-up-at-ralphs-aldi
Quick Glance: Child Labor in California Poultry Plants
- Federal authorities allege child labor violations, wage theft, and retaliation against workers in Southern California poultry plants, involving children from Indigenous communities in Guatemala.
- Operators allegedly hid child workers during investigations and forced them to work long hours, denying overtime pay and proper treatment.
- Tony Bran, the owner of the poultry plants, is accused of illegally employing children as young as 14 in dangerous jobs, cheating them out of wages and mistreating them.
Commentary | How the retail lobby sold a $45 billion whopper about organized shoplifting
latimes.com/business/story/2023-12-14/column-retail-lobby-confesses-it-lied-about-organized-shoplifting-rings
Seattle diner chain must pay $324K to city, employees in settlement: Allegations against the upscale diner chain include failure to provide break time ...
seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/seattles-skillet-to-pay-324k-for-alleged-wage-theft-law-violations-firings/
‘It messed me up’: why Jasmin joined the McDonald’s class action: Employers have been put on notice as a bill criminalising wage theft passes parliament in the ...
theage.com.au/national/it-messed-me-up-why-jasmin-joined-the-mcdonald-s-class-action-20231207-p5epwh.html
Uber and Lyft Agree to $328 Million Payout for New York Drivers: The ride-share companies will also give gig workers sick leave and minimum pay.
nytimes.com/2023/11/02/nyregion/uber-lyft-drivers-wage-theft-payout.html
Quick Glance: Uber, Lyft to Pay $328 Million for Driver Wage Theft
- Uber will settle for $290 million and Lyft for $38 million in the largest wage-theft settlement ever reached by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
- Cheated drivers will receive back pay, mandatory paid sick leave, and other benefits.
- Eligible drivers can claim the money owed to them.
- From 2014 to 2017, Uber deducted sales taxes and Black Car Fund fees from drivers' payments, despite passengers being responsible for these taxes and fees, according to the attorney general's office.
Wage theft in Twin Cities costs low-wage workers $86M a year, study finds: Rutgers University analyzed five years of data from the metro area to come to its ...
startribune.com/wage-theft-in-twin-cities-costs-low-wage-workers-86-million-a-year-study-finds/600322675/
Law & Order column: Lake County State’s Attorney’s office creating financial crimes unit
chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-law-and-order-st-1127-20231124-ie2d73ptj5e2zmflh7mkoqleuq-story.html
58 people have joined a federal lawsuit accusing Publix of wage theft, lawyers say
miamiherald.com/news/business/article282206718.html
Minimum Wage And Paid Sick Leave To Be Implemented For New York Uber And Lyft Drivers
essence.com/news/money-career/minimum-wage-uber-lyft-drivers/
Former Bay Area restaurant owner pleads guilty to wage theft: The owner of restaurants in Daly City, San Jose and Concord pleaded guilty to tax evasion and wage ...
sfchronicle.com/crime/article/restaurant-wagetheft-18479133.php
Trade group sues over Biden prevailing wage rule for construction contracts: Construction trade group Associated Builders and Contractors filed a lawsuit on ...
reuters.com/legal/government/trade-group-sues-over-biden-prevailing-wage-rule-construction-contracts-2023-11-07/
New report urges stronger protections for UK’s seasonal workers: House of Lords report cites TBIJ investigation that revealed seasonal workers faced abuse ...
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-11-06/new-report-urges-stronger-protections-for-uks-seasonal-workers
Uber and Lyft will pay $328 million to settle wage theft claims in New York: The settlements resolve investigations into the companies improperly charging ...
english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-02/uber-and-lyft-will-pay-328-million-to-settle-wage-theft-claims-in-new-york.html
Column: How Uber, DoorDash and the rest of Big Tech fell from idealistic to capitalistic
latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-11-04/uber-lyft-wage-theft-doordash-tipping
Publix accused of employee wage theft in federal class-action lawsuit. What to know
miamiherald.com/news/business/article281055243.html
Listen to Episode 1107 of 'The Complex Sneakers Show': On the latest episode of the Complex Sneakers Show, cohosts Matt Welty and Joe La Puma relive their past ...
complex.com/sneakers/a/complex/listen-to-episode-1107-of-the-complex-sneakers-show
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar may be over but the labor trafficking and exploitation fallout from it isn't
qz.com/the-2022-fifa-world-cup-in-qatar-may-be-over-but-the-la-1850924212
Employers to face 10 years’ jail, hefty fines under proposed wage theft laws: A new federal wage theft offence is a key component of the federal government’s ...
theage.com.au/politics/federal/employers-to-face-10-years-jail-hefty-fines-under-proposed-wage-theft-laws-20230901-p5e18w.html
‘Red tape a furphy’: Workplace cop puts big business on wage notice: New Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth believes chief executives and board directors are ...
theage.com.au/business/companies/red-tape-a-furphy-workplace-cop-puts-big-business-on-wage-notice-20231009-p5eawa.html
Apple pays $500K to make sales bods' complaint about wage theft go away: About four minutes of quarterly profit, and it's settled
theregister.com/2023/10/06/apple_sales_wages_settlement/
US restaurant owner accused of wage theft hosts President Ruto: Onyona is facing prosecution from US authorities for allegedly stealing wages from employees.
nation.africa/kenya/news/diaspora/diaspora-news/us-restaurant-owner-accused-of-wage-theft-hosts-president-ruto-4372646
Homebuilder pays $128,000 to settle unpaid wage claims from Department of Labor: Woods Construction & Development will pay $128,000, agrees to pay mandated ...
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2023/09/15/iowa-homebuilder-department-labor-settle-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit/70865949007/
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FABRIC Act is Reintroduced in Congress to Protect US Garment Workers: The bill aims to improve conditions for 100,000 U.S. garment workers while reenergizing ...
sourcingjournal.com/topics/labor/fabric-act-kirsten-gillibrand-garment-workers-us-california-jerrold-nadler-wage-theft-455037/
Paid articlePaid Fast-food companies pull California referendum, agree to $20 minimum wage: The agreement also eliminates a controversial proposal that would have held fast food ...
ocregister.com/2023/09/12/fast-food-companies-pull-referendum-agree-to-20-minimum-wage/
Glen Cove resident Angelo Stanco, paving company charged with larceny, theft in alleged prevailing wage kickback scheme, Nassau DA says
newsday.com/long-island/crime/glen-head-prevailing-wage-kick-back-scheme-y4a2ktts
Olympia Pizzeria in Norristown owes kitchen staff over $250K : Following an investigation by the Department of Labor, Olympia Pizzeria has agreed to pay 21 ...
inquirer.com/business/olympia-pizza-restaurant-norristown-fined-wage-theft-20230912.html
Land of Rising Dreams? - NHK WORLD PRIME | NHK WORLD-JAPAN On Demand: "Japan is a developed country. A good country." That's what many Vietnamese ...
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Eight foreign workers have filed a federal human trafficking lawsuit alleging they were subject to sexual assault, discrimination and wage theft by the owner ... Show more tinyurl.com/348vswxn #longisland #liny #nassau #suffolk #nassaucounty #suffolkcounty #nyc #newyork #lawsuit #market #linkinbio
How diplomats who traffick, exploit domestic workers get away: Data show that diplomatic immunity has protected many abusive diplomats from prosecution ...
rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/how-diplomats-traffick-exploit-domestic-workers-immunity-impunity/
Australia government to introduce bill barring 'wage theft' on Monday: SYDNEY - Australia's Labor government will introduce legislation to close ...
asiaone.com/world/australia-government-introduce-bill-barring-wage-theft-monday
Were your wages stolen? This Cleveland-based volunteer group wants to help: The Northeast Ohio Worker Center is holding monthly wage theft clinics ...
cleveland.com/news/2023/08/were-your-wages-stolen-this-cleveland-based-volunteer-group-wants-to-help.html
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127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft: An analysis of federal and state databases sheds new light on the prevalence and scale of wage theft in ...
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Wage theft costs Australian workers $850 million a year, report says: New analysis has found 1.3 million workers have been underpaid across the country since ...
9news.com.au/national/wage-theft-australia-mckell-institute-report-850-million-dollars-year/392a00c5-602b-4db5-9ef1-3668da4fde65
Why unions are no longer fighting major housing bills in California: One of the biggest changes in state politics in years, explained.
vox.com/policy/2023/8/21/23831121/housing-yimbys-affordable-rent-unions-california
Texas workers aren’t getting paid: A Rutgers University study has reported a troubling trend: 3 million Texas workers paid less than minimum wage ...
dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2023/08/15/texas-workers-arent-getting-paid/
Canada Calling: Truckers, many from India, struggle to get $9 million unpaid wages, college withdraws admission to international students
indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/canada-calling-indian-trucker-unpaid-wages-admission-withdrawn-8879004/
Wage theft may be illegal, but it happens. Here’s how to handle it: Employers have an obligation to pay superannuation, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson ...
theage.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/wage-theft-may-be-illegal-but-it-happens-here-s-how-to-handle-it-20230708-p5dmqe.html
Ex-Sydney workers allege they were underpaid, while working up to 76-hour weeks, as their former bosses lived a life of luxury. Full story: bit.ly/3Ydjm7r
#VantageOnFirstpost : #Wagetheft is estimated at $50 billion annually in the US. That's more than bank robberies, shoplifting & credit card fraud combined ... Show more
Underpaid workers fume at boss’ $11.9k outfit: Ex-workers have lashed out over their employer’s lives of luxury after claiming they were underpaid and ...
news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/alleged-underpaid-workers-fume-over-care-group-nsw-cofounders-119k-outfit-overseas-trips/news-story/6e44eabd8da24dc2263404b2f95b1079
Dominican woman settles labor trafficking suit against Altoona McDonald's, exchange program
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2023/07/21/iowa-mcdonalds-labor-trafficking-lawsuit-settlement-cultural-homestay-international/70435014007/
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