The poor economy has prompted some employers to cut back on expenses by cheating workers out of pay, a group of labor leaders gathered Saturday in Wichita was told.
Representatives of the state and federal Departments of Labor were on hand when Sunflower Community Action held a meeting on what it called a growing problem with "wage theft."
The meeting drew more than 50 people, including a half-dozen state legislators, to Horace Mann Elementary School at 1243 N. Market.
A group of Sunflower Community Action members and other activists said wage law violations were more common that most people think.
Javier Garcia said he's seen many cases in which workers have been denied wages they had coming to them.
"The problem we're talking about — wage theft and labor abuse — happens every day, right here in Wichita," he said.
Sulma Arias said the poor economy has made the problem worse.
Read more: http://www.kansas.com/2010/10/23/1555418/labor-leaders-told-wage-theft.html#ixzz13OKKSrk7
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