rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/stop-wage-theft-now?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-stop-wage-theft-now' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Massachusetts AFL-CIO https://actionnetwork.org/groups/massachusetts-afl-cio https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/073/741/normal/Image_4_Wage_Theft_Protest_at_Winter_Street.jpg The unjust epidemic of wage theft has become business-as-usual. Wage theft* covers a variety of infractions that occur when workers do not receive their legally or contractually promised wages. Common forms of wage theft are: non-payment of overtime not giving workers their last paycheck after a worker leaves a job not paying for all the hours worked In today's economy, where employers increasingly subcontract or outsource core parts of their business to other companies, wage theft has overwhelmed the capacity of our existing labor laws and enforcement mechanisms. Nearly $700 million in wages are stolen from about 350,000 low-wage workers each year in Massachusetts. An Act to Prevent Wage Theft, Promote Employer Accountability, and Enhance Public Enforcement addresses this growing crisis. *wagetheft.org/faq https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-wage-theft-now