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[7] [9] A common form of wage theft for tipped employees is to receive no standard pay ($2.13 an hour) along with tips. [8] A 2017 study found that U.S. employers underpay 2.4 million sub-minimum wage workers over $15 billion yearly, amounting to an average of $64 per week, or nearly a quarter of earnings.
Wage theft is a big-time crime in which billions of dollars are taken out of working people’s pockets every year. Rather than armed thugs or slick pickpockets committing the crime, it’s ...
Many people who are victims of wage theft aren’t even aware that what is happening to them is illegal.
On Tuesday, the roughly 2 million-strong workers on Uncle Sam’s payroll received notice they had until February 6th to decide whether they would like to resign from their post and accept the buyout.
According to the law, employers who don't pay employees the money which they are contractually obligated to pay, could ultimately be required to pay twice that amount. [ 73 ] As of March 23, 2009, 9 of the 10 highest paid AIG executives had agreed to give back their bonuses to the company - and of the 20 highest paid, 15 had agreed to give back ...
Employee poaching, also called employee raiding, is the practice of inducing an employee to leave one employer and take up employment with another employer. While not illegal itself, the practice is often associated with "other illegal business practices", like violating non-compete agreements, or stealing trade secrets. [ 1 ]
Nine ex-employees and seven lawsuits have accused the viral sensation of wage theft and discrimination Salt Bae’s former employees accuse restaurateur of tip theft and discrimination in string ...
A U.S. Postal Service employee helped steal more than $5 million worth of checks while working at a mail distribution center in Maryland, federal prosecutors said.