I am glad to see this get some attention. Tens of thousands of disabled people in the United States are paid less than the federal minimum wage — with some workers making as little as 25 cents per hour. These workers, most of whom have...
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Now this is an interesting idea coming out of New York: Labor unions, corporate whistleblowers and — in some cases — individual workers would be able to pursue enforcement of wage theft claims.
This is certainly an interesting approach to stopping wage theft and one that could have real legs for many blue states: To combat pervasive wage theft in New York and.
Great piece in Workday about what stolen wages really mean in construction--injured workers not getting treatment. In 2022, construction worker José Alfredo Gómez fell two stories from the home he was working on, he says. A group of men on a boat in a nearby...
Goodwill, like many organizations that claim to help the poor, is actually a horrendous exploiter of the poor. And this is utterly reprehensible. An iconic nonprofit thrift store is crying.
The emergency declaration for Trump's racist border wall is a constitutional crisis, yes. And it deserves attention, even as I await President Warren/Gillibrand/Harris/Sanders declaring America's health care crisis a national.
President Donald Trump examines a fire truck from Wisconsin-based manufacturer Pierce on the South Lawn during a "Made in America" product showcase event at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 17, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Olivier Douliery (Photo...
Happy Labor Day! This expose of Los Angeles sweatshops routinely stealing workers' wages and refusing to pay the minimum wage should outrage you and it should also make you understand.
While we rightfully focus on the collapse of American institutions in the face of an orange authoritarian strongman with an IQ of 54, the everyday horrors of American continue and.
Well, this truly justifies the impoverishment of minor league baseball players. I asked Rob Manfred about MLB's endorsement of the Save America's Pastime Act & why MLB is opposed to paying minor leaguers minimum wage: pic.twitter.com/MwXPTEyD9S— Brendan Kennedy (@BKennedyStar) October 4, 2016 Yes, clearly the...
Usually when I talk about unfree labor, it's overseas in supply chains producing products for western markets. But the U.S. has several of its own systemic versions of unfree labor--widespread.
Not only is the pizza inedible, but Domino's also steals money from its already low-wage workers. The workers who assembled and delivered the pie clock their hours on a computer.