Gladwyn d’SouzaAug 22, 2023

“#Employers are operating with no consequence”: #Wagetheft was also a problem in the #healthcare industry ($28.4 million); #construction ($27.6 million); #janitorial services and #retail stores ($5.9 million each); and supermarkets and convenience stores ($5.8 million).

#CareEconomy #BetterWorld #AllJobsShouldBeUnionJobs
#CapitalismExploitsLabor #capitalismiskillingtheplanet

https://www.propublica.org/article/thousands-of-new-york-workers-have-been-victims-of-wage-theft

127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft

An analysis of federal and state databases sheds new light on the prevalence and scale of wage theft in New York restaurants and other industries, placing the total wages stolen in one five-year period at more than $203 million.

ProPublica