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Prohibiting Wage Theft
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April 21, 2017
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8:17Now PlayingAccording to state officials, over 39,000 Minnesotans experienced wage theft, totaling $11.9 million dollars in lost wages. Tuesday, April 18, the Senate Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth held an informational hearing on a bill that would prohibit wage theft. The bill's author, Senator Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, joins Capitol Report Moderator Shannon Loehrke to discuss his proposal.
According to Champion, wage theft occurs when an employer violates minimum wage, prevailing wage or overtime protections; an employer makes unlawful pay check deductions; an employer forces employees to work off-the-clock; an employer classifies employees as independent contractors to avoid paying workers compensation and unemployment insurance.
To address the issue, Champion's proposal would ensure that workers know by whom they are employed and when they will work and be paid. It also raises penalties for wage theft.
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