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A Look Back–the Wage Theft Committee Reviews the Year
The wage theft committee has been very busy over recent months and has had several successes in collecting unpaid wages for workers who came to us for assistance. Of some $38,338 outstanding claims, cash in the amount of $17,747 has been received and turned over to 18 workers. The least amount recovered during this period was $100, and the most was $3600, with others ranging from $400 to $1900. Each incident has its own story. Five men who came to us because they were owed $8800 by a Palisades Park business agreed to file a claim with the New Jersey Department of Labor. After many months and many meetings and telephone conversations with the DOL, the claim was settled in their favor. However, DOL arranged for it to be paid by the errant employers in very small ... Read more