Weekly wage theft affects over two-thirds of workers, costing them an average 15% of their pay.
The following industries were studied:
-- restaurants and hotels;
-- apparel and textile manufacturing;
-- retail, grocery, and drug stores;
-- food and furniture manufacturing, transportation, and warehousing;
-- security, building and grounds services;
-- social assistance;
-- education;
-- residential construction;
-- personal and repair services;
-- home health care;
-- private households; and
-- other categories, including finance and other health care services.
The following jobs were studied:
-- cooks, food preparers, and dishwashers;
