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KCRW Investigates wage theft and abuse in LA's restaurant industry
The minimum wage is going up to $15 an hour in LA, but who’s going to make sure the laws are enforced? UCLA researchers estimate that employers steal $26 million every week from the city’s low-wage workers. In a new investigation, KCRW finds that most of those workers will never get that money back.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe minimum wage is going up to $15 an hour in LA, but who’s going to make sure the laws are enforced? UCLA researchers estimate that employers steal $26 million every week from the city’s low-wage workers. In a new investigation, KCRW finds that most of those workers will never get that money back. This week we air a five-part series that investigates the treatment of low-wage workers at Los Angeles restaurants, from stolen paychecks to injuries on the job to retaliation, abuse and human trafficking.
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The full episode
1 of 4Wage theft in LA restaurants, GMO Labeling and the reality of reality TV- 0:30KCRW Investigates wage theft and abuse in LA's restaurant industryYou’re reading this
- 15:58A new bill requires GMO labeling
- 26:14The early roots of GOP talking points
- 42:29What's the reality of reality TV