Low-paid workers suffer high rate of workplace abuse, survey shows
Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 12:28
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- An alarmingly high number of Los Angeles County workers at the bottom of the labor market are the victims of "wage theft" and other workplace violations by employers, who on average deprive workers of 12.5 percent of their weekly paycheck, according to a study by three researchers with the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.