title:
Wage theft and workplace violations in Los Angeles : the failure of employment and labor law for low-wage workers
contributor:
Milkman, Ruth, 1954-; University of California, Los Angeles. Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.
publisher:
UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
date:
Record modified: 2011-09-08
date:
Record created: 2010-02-01
date:
2010
description:
Title from title screen (viewed Feb. 1, 2010).
description:
Extent: 69 p. : ill., digital, PDF file.
description:
Abstract: This report focuses on the findings of a survey of workers in Los Angeles County, conducted in conjunction with similar surveys of Chicago and New York City in 2008, which included interviews with unauthorized immigrants and other vulnerable workers who are often missed in standard surveys. The goal was to obtain accurate and statistically representative estimates of the prevalence of workplace violations. The survey found that low-wage workers in Los Angeles regularly experience violations of basic laws that mandate a minimum wage and overtime pay and are frequently forced to work off the clock or during their breaks. Other violations documented in the survey include lack of required payroll documentation, being paid late, tip stealing, and employer retaliation. In nearly every case, the violation rates are higher in Los Angeles than in New York and Chicago.
subject:
Wages--California--Los Angeles--Statistics
subject:
Unfair labor practices--California--Los Angeles
subject:
Employee rights--California--Los Angeles
relation:
OCLC No.: 502163126
relation:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.; System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
type:
application/pdf
type:
Text
type:
PDF-1.5
source:
http://www.irle.ucla.edu/events/2010/pdf/LAwagetheft.pdf
language:
eng
rights:
This work may be protected by copyright. It was originally published on the free Web and has been harvested for preservation purposes under a claim of fair use. Please consult the work itself for additional statements regarding copyright ownership and permissions. Access to this work is provided here for educational purposes only. If you are a copyright owner who objects to the preservation of your work in this fashion, or if you believe that your copyright has been violated by the project's efforts, please make that concern known to the Legal Information Archive.
identifier:
LAwagetheft