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In Georgia, some part of $2,231,511.30 is owed to 7,131 workers. The county with the highest amount of back wages owed to its workers is Colquitt County, in southwest Georgia, which owes a total ...
The most blatant form of wage theft is for an employee to not be paid for work done. An employee being asked to work overtime, working through breaks, or being asked to report early and/or leave late without pay is being subjected to wage theft. This is sometimes justified as displacing a paid meal break without guaranteeing meal break time.
Reasons one may work or pay a worker cash-in-hand include: Avoidance of wage garnishment or payment of child support or alimony; Cheaper workforce and avoidance of minimum wage laws; Convenience for both parties; Elimination of paperwork, bookkeeping, and regulation compliance
The minimum wage is a little more than the poverty level for a single person unit and about 50% of the poverty level for a family of four. According to an October 2014 report by the Pew Research Center, real wages have been flat or falling for the last five decades for most U.S. workers, regardless of job growth. [254]
A former dancer at the Byron club Strippers filed a lawsuit against the club and its owner last week, claiming the club is not paying workers minimum wage, court records show.
The impact on employers and workers within the restaurant industry is a major focus of the Fight for $15 movement. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, restaurants and other food services employ about sixty percent of all workers paid at or below the minimum wage, as of 2018. [56]
Full time students in high school or college who work 20 hours or less per week can be paid $6.16, or 85% of the standard minimum wage, if their job fits a work-study program or other specified ...
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