wage theft
Restaurant employees resist Trump admin. plan to let bosses keep tips
March 16, 2018The Tip Act, proposed by Democrats, would overturn a Trump Labor Department proposed rule letting bosses keep workers’ tips.
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Administration admits it didn’t “think” before giving worker tips to bosses
March 6, 2018Trump's Labor Department did not survey the “quantitative” impact of letting bosses grab workers’ tips before yanking the rule designed to prevent such theft.
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Minnesota unions, businesses unite against wage theft
February 22, 2017“The state needs to hold accountable businesses that steal from workers.”
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UCLA Labor Center graduates 50 new activists for workers
May 24, 2016Los Angeles' leading scholarly research institution on labor issues provides brainpower to the fight for 15 and against wage theft.
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Sen. Wyden positioned to secure rights for Guatemalan workers
September 2, 2015"This visit to Guatemala reinforced how important it is to include strong labor protections in our trade deals and to make sure the U.S. follows through with enforcement of those rules."
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