The theft of pay by employers is rampant, and Congress just made it easier to steal employees pay checks. Did yu know this?
"Wage theft: How employers steal millions from American workers every week"
By Michael De Groote @degroote
Published: June 24, 2014 6:00 a.m.
"Wage Theft and ‘Unapproved’ Overtime: Is Your Employer Stealing From You?"
2 years ago [2015?] Daniel Kalish Daniel Kalish, Employee Labor Laws
"Employer Violations Of Wage Payment And Overtime Laws Remain Depressingly Common"
by Max Kennerly, Esq.
Posted on December 24, 2011
"Lawmakers Want To Crack Down On Bosses Who Steal Money From Their Workers"
Bryce Covert Mar 16, 2016
"The House just passed a bill that affects overtime pay"
by Julia Horowitz @juliakhorowitz May 4, 2017: 3:26 PM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/02/news/economy/overtime-pay-bill-passes-house/
"Do you get paid for overtime work? The House of Representatives just passed a bill you may want to know about."
"The measure, backed by Republicans, would let employers offer workers paid time off instead of time-and-a-half pay the next time they put in extra hours. The vote tally was largely along party lines, with no Democrats voting in favor of the bill. Six Republicans also voted against it.
G.O.P. leadership has touted the legislation, called the Working Families Flexibility Act, as an attempt to codify flexibility for employees. They say it would be illegal for an employer to coerce an employee into accepting comp time in lieu of overtime pay.
"I don't think there's anything more powerful than giving them more control over their time so that they can make the best decisions for themselves and their families," Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington said Tuesday morning in a press conference held by Republican leaders in the House."
