-- sewing and garment workers;
-- building services and grounds workers;
-- factory and packaging workers;
-- child care;
-- general construction;
-- home health care;
-- retail sales and bank tellers;
-- maids and housekeepers;
-- cashiers;
-- waiters, cafeteria workers, and bartenders;
-- stock/office clerks and couriers;
-- car washing, parking lot attendants, and drivers;
-- beauty, dry cleaning, and general repair workers;
-- security guards; and
-- teachers' assistants.
In February 2009, Amish Markets, a leading New York gourmet grocery chain, agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million in unpaid wages to 550 workers. In the same month, the Los Angeles city attorney filed criminal charges against the owners of four car washes for failure to pay minimum wages and grant employees breaks. In Chicago, a large temporary staffing agency settled a class action suit by paying over 3,300 employees nearly half a million dollars.
