-- 2% had tips stolen;
-- 6% of tipped workers were paid below their legal minimum wage; and
-- 77% of Los Angeles workers were denied or got a shortened rest break.
Violations in the previous 12-month period included:
-- 28% worked off-the-clock without pay;
-- 25% were paid late;
-- 17% were paid less than owed;
-- 6% weren't paid at all;
-- 3% were subjected to repeated verbal abuses;
-- 5% experienced employer retaliation for complaining or attempting to organize a union;
-- 5% were denied worker compensation for the most recent on-the-job injury; and
-- 6% of tipped workers were paid below their legal minimum wage.
Minimum Wage Violations
Employers must pay all workers (full or part-time, documented or undocumented) at or above federal or state minimum wages, whichever is higher. Yet 26% of those surveyed were underpaid, and the amounts weren't trivial as 60% lost on average $1.43 per hour.
Overtime Violations
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) mandates "time and a half" pay for all covered employees for weekly hours worked exceeding 40. Yet 73% of "at risk" workers weren't paid the legally required rate, and 19% overall were unpaid or underpaid for overtime.
