Even in cases where state authorities have found that employers failed to pay workers their wages and sought payment, employers
Worker Power
The power of organized labor has brought us weekends, sick leave, and the minimum wage. However, worker power has decreased during decades of attacks by corporate interests and neglect by the federal government. Increasing the strength of workers is vital to making the economy work for everyone.
Worker Power
The power of organized labor has brought us weekends, sick leave, and the minimum wage. However, worker power has decreased during decades of attacks by corporate interests and neglect by the federal government. Increasing the strength of workers is vital to making the economy work for everyone.
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Wage claims filed recently with state officials show that the problem of wage theft in Oregon has not gone away.
Tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians need Congress to act now to extend Emergency Unemployment Insurance (see this story and
News Release Many Oregon workers face a more difficult and uncertain path to recovering wages stolen by employers, now that
As OCPP wrote recently, research shows that wage theft is a widespread problem in Oregon and the nation. Wage theft
Wage theft is inherently challenging to quantify. Wage theft occurs when employers pay workers less than the minimum wage, don’t
OCPP tallies claims against construction, information, hotel and restaurant industries
Wage claims filed with state authorities provide a glimpse of the serious problem of wage theft in Oregon. Wage theft
New data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that 46,700 Oregonians will loose federal unemployment insurance benefits under the
News Release “This holiday season, don’t let the Grinch get away with stealing your wages. Report him to state authorities.”
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