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Overview: Cracking Down on Wage Law Violations. Nathan Newman
These recommendations provide a good catalog of enforcement
issues and convey the prominence of New York and California in the field. From www.progressivestates.org, April 2006.
Visits to Employers. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
Description of the DOL's procedures for investigation of
wage violations.
Minimum-Wage Enforcement and the Low-Wage Labor Market. Howard Wial
This 1999 report describes the workings and the
problems of enforcement at the federal level.
Topical Fact Sheet Index. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
A listing of many areas of detailed wage regulations,
including "Special Minimum Wages," "Undocumented Immigrant Workers," and "Youth Minimum Wages."
Protecting New York's Workers. Brennan Center for Justice
The page from the New York law center's site with
the report of the same name and links to related articles and organizations.
Notice to Employees: Florida Minimum Wage
One difficulty in enforcing minimum wages is lack
of information among low-wage workers. This poster explaining minimum wage rights and enforcement is one response.
Alaska Wage Claim Form
An example of the paperwork for claiming a wage violation:
the 12-page filing instructions and form for employees in Alaska.
New Jersey State Wage and Hour Laws and Regulations
Much of New Jersey's wage page specifies the requirements
and procedures for many aspects of enforcement.
Minimum Wage, Literally. dotCommonweal
A blog and a long thread about the 19,000 14- to 16-year-olds
who bag groceries at Walmarts in Mexico and receive no wages--only tips. August 2007
National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Advocacy for the working poor and unemployed.
The site includes reports on wage enforcement policies and practices.
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