On Sunday, April 6, 2014, Maria Andreu made a presentation to the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood (USR) on behalf of the Community of Friends in Action. USR has been a long-time friend and supporter of CoFiA and welcomed Maria back with enthusiasm--and with a donation of $1019.50! Maria's appeal was particularly addressed to the ongoing and growing need for assistance to workers who are cheated of their wages by unscrupulous employers. In the most recent case, a worker won a settlement of $8000 through the Department of Labor. Unfortunately, DOL has very limited enforcement ability; the CoFiA wage theft committee was able to work out an agreement with the employer to make payments over a period of time. The first payment was delivered to the worker on April 16. ... Read more