If You Don't Pay Your Philly Workers, The City Might Sue You
The city has recently sued an employer for not paying its workers. This is the first time Philly has enforced it’s wage theft laws through a legal action. Host Trenae Nuri talks with Juliana Reyes, investigative reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, about what this wage theft lawsuit means for worker protections in Philly.
Read Reyes’ full story here.
Here’s the city’s list of so-called bad actors.
You can report a wage theft violation here.
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