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A study by the Workplace Justice Lab@Rutgers University finds the average victim loses more than $3,000 per year, but there’s no easy way to get it back under current state law.

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Law360 reports Vice President Kamala Harris mentioned wage theft during her speech at the DNC. Janice Fine of the Workplace Justice Lab@RU says that’s a big deal.

Friday, August 23, 2024
Law360 

Cascade Business News reports the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries is seeking more funding to fight wage theft, citing data from the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Cascade Business News

CT Mirror examines wage theft in Connecticut and the shortage of state investigators to combat it, quoting Jenn Round of the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.

Sunday, August 4, 2024
CT Mirror

Local News Matters reports on the growing problem of minimum wage theft in the Bay Area, citing research by the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.

Friday, July 26, 2024
Local News Matters

Boston Review runs an op-ed co-authored by Janice Fine of the Workplace Justice Lab@RU, articulating the importance of government enforcement of labor laws.

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Boston Review

PolitiFact asks Jenn Round of the Workplace Justice Lab@RU if the conservative agenda, Project 2025, really calls for eliminating OSHA and overtime pay.

Friday, July 12, 2024
​PolitiFact 

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