Our Weekly - Wage theft hurts African Americans

Over the course of a year, employers will “steal” more than $2,000 from their minimum wage workers in Los Angeles, according to a study recently completed by the UCLA Institute of Research on Labor and Employment.
The report, “Wage Theft and Workplace Violations in Los Angeles: The Failure of Employment and Labor Law for Low-Wage Workers,” by Ruth Milkman, Ana Luz Gonzales and Victor Narro, found that figure breaks down to about $40 per week.
“Forty dollars is a bag of groceries; it’s enough to keep the lights on or pay a phone bill,” said Lola Smallwood-Cueves. “This is why it is very important to ensure that workers’ rights are respected, and they are protected in every way we can.”
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