Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the creation of a new Labor Liaison position in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (DAO) to support the Economic...
Wage Theft
Wage theft is a practice in which employers cheat workers out of wages and benefits owed. This occurs when employers fail to pay workers for all of the hours they work, fail to pay “time and a half” for hours worked over 40 in a single week, or misclassify employees as independent contractors in order to avoid paying payroll taxes on behalf of those employees.
Kollaer explains in detail why saving a buck or two at the expense of your employees might not be the best business decision.
We have written about the various ways that wage theft in the construction industry occurs through the misclassification of workers as independent contractors, whereby workers are...
The siblings allegedly submitted altered payroll records in order to pay a reduced premium on workers’ compensation insurance, and discouraged injured workers from pursuing claims.
Prosecutors filed the first ever wage theft case in Harris County this week against a homeowner who refused to pay a self-employed independent contractor $2,300 for painting the...
Glendale, California, located in Los Angeles County and home of baseball’s Doger Stadium, is also the home of Calcrete Construction, Inc. – a company that has been charged with a...
A tough city ordinance in Philadelphia is so strict against employers who commit wage theft, that some have criticized it as “draconian.” Others have applauded the city’s...
The El Paso City Council is moving forward with plans to further crack down on companies that deny pay to their workers.
The U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) and the Vermont Department of Labor signed an agreement this summer to protect employees and law-abiding businesses by reducing the...
