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Steal from Poor, Give to Rich

Thursday, 24 February 2022 1:08 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 24 February 2022 2:20 AM ]

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Thousands of Americans lose a part of their wage every day. Employers pay less than the minimum wage or do not pay for over time and more often than not get away with it.

For some rich and powerful companies some sort of wage theft is common practice. Other types of theft like shoplifting is petty cash compared to the amount employers and companies steal from workers who are often poor to begin with.

The pandemic has made these matters worse, especially for restaurant workers and immigrants. In this episode we are going to discuss Wage theft in the United States. Why is wage theft so under reported and what is the government doing to stop this? Who is most affected by wage theft? Are some communities hit harder than others?

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