When employers steal wages from workers
When employers steal wages from workers
By Alejandro Lazo, Jeanne Kuang, Lil Kalish, Agnes Lee and Erica Yee | CalMatters
Some of the lowest-wage workers are getting their livelihoods stolen by their own employers.
Employers deny workers overtime premiums, ask them to work “off the clock” or take their tips.
In California, workers lost nearly $2 billion from not being paid the minimum wage in 2015, according to the Economic Policy…