The Very REAL Victims of Wage Theft

While stories about retail theft and other crimes dominate the news, one particular crime that harms hundreds of thousands of American workers rarely gets as much coverage: wage theft. In this video we look at wage theft and examine (a) how prevalent it is, (b) why it's so common, and (c) why it doesn't get as much attention as other crimes.

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