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When Your Boss Steals Your Wages: The Invisible Trend That’s Sweeping America

Sunday, 28 April 2013 10:18By Lynn Parramore, AlterNet | Report (Image: Money in hand via Shutterstock)Truthout doesn’t take corporate funding – this lets us do the brave, independent reporting that makes us unique. Please support this work by making a tax-deductible donation today … Continue reading

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Broward County Protects Employees from Wage Theft with New Ordinance

As of October 23, 2012, Broward County became the second county in Florida to adopt an ordinance prohibiting wage theft.  In a 7-2 vote, the Board of County Commissioners voted to create a new law to deal with the substantial … Continue reading

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Rewarding Wage Theft

Many banquet halls and catering establishments require customers to pay an additional “service charge,” often around 20 % of the total cost.  Can the establishments simply pocket the money or does this “service charge” belong to the servers?  In New … Continue reading

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