There’s a lot he and his Labor Department can do, no matter what Congress may or may not enact.
wage theft
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Wage Theft Is a Real National Emergency
Trump fails to confront the ongoing crises facing low-wage workers while stoking fears about threats that do not exist.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Labor Department Covered Up Evidence That New Tipping Rule Could Lead to Wage Theft
In December, President Trump’s Department of Labor announced that it would roll back an Obama-era rule that limited when tipped restaurant workers would have to share their tips with other employees. Worker advocates warned that undoing the rule would allow employers to use tips from waiters and bar staff to subsidize the low wages of […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Turning the Page on Low-Wage America
Government policy is what created today’s economic inequality. But it can also be what reverses it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Wage Theft and Shoplifting: Same Cost, Different Deterrents
A massive force is deployed against one, but not the other. (Guess which.)
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Trump Made Wage Theft Routine
Undocumented immigrant workers now fear reporting their victimization to the authorities.
Posted inWorking in America
Combating Wage Theft under Donald Trump
For now, it will be up to states and cities to protect workers.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Grand Theft Automated
Why the crackdown on wage theft could be a sign of labor’s growing strength.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Getting Away with Wage Theft
The Supreme Court looks at a new case that could make or break class-action suits.
Posted inEconomic Policy
As Common As Dirt
In the fields of California, wage theft is how agribusiness is done.