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Telemundo 52 covers a Workplace Justice Lab@RU study on minimum wage theft in Los Angeles fast food restaurants. The average victim loses nearly $3,500 annually.
SMLR’s Workplace Justice Lab finds 25% of workers were illegally paid below the minimum wage in 2024. But most never complain, in part because they don’t know their rights.
Hoodline reports on the minimum wage hike in Denver and cites a recent report by the Workplace Justice Jab@RU on wage theft in the the city.
The New York Times examines the dangerous conditions facing many undocumented workers, quoting Janice Fine of the Workplace Justice Jab@RU.
Forbes runs a column about how conservatives “could fundamentally alter the American labor landscape,” quoting Jenn Round of the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.
Idaho Statesman reports on unpaid wage theft claims in Idaho, quoting Daniel Galvin of the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.
The Washington Post talks to Janice Fine of the Workplace Justice Lab@RU about President-elect Trump’s selection for labor secretary, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer.


