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Minimum wage violations are a growing problem
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A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland shows a rise in employers who are underpaying their workers, particularly at businesses like hotels, restaurants and grocery stores.
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In California, one county is forcing restaurants to pay wage theft claims or risk losing their permits
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Santa Clara County is helping regulators deal with businesses that cheat workers out of wages but fail to settle that debt.
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How day laborers are feeling the effects of inflation
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Many day laborers are having difficulties paying bills because of rising prices and fewer work opportunities.
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Texan advocacy group fighting to recoup unpaid wages
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Wage theft disproportionally affects those with limit resources to fight back.
Enforcing minimum wage is harder than you think
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Victims of wage theft have few options, a Politico investigative reporter says.
Domino’s charged with wage theft in New York
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman accuses Domino's of being a 'joint employer' with franchisees and responsibility for labor violations.
Oil workers say their pay was stolen before the bust
$A truck used to carry sand for fracking is washed in a truck stop on February 4, 2015 in Odessa, Texas.$
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New lawsuits claim companies didn't pay earned wages and overtime.
Millions are paid less than minimum wage, study says
Between 3.5 and 6.5 percent of workers are making less than they should.
Robbed on the job: Advice on fighting wage theft
Imagine working and not getting paid for it. It's more common than you might think. Wage theft happens when companies cheat workers out of earned income. Labor advocate Kim Bobo talks about the pervasiveness of this problem and how to fight it.