That viral fence video got me thinking about how often workers don’t get the chance to take their work back when someone refuses to pay them.
Wage theft can look like not getting paid at all, being paid below minimum wage, missing overtime, having tips taken, illegal deductions and more. And for the workers living paycheck to paycheck, fighting to get that money back can be a long, difficult process.
Wisconsin has organizations like workerjusticewi doing the work to help people understand their rights, organize and recover wages they’ve earned. If you haven’t heard of Worker Justice Wisconsin, they’re absolutely worth checking out.
And credit to el.compa.cesar for the original video that got people talking about what happens when someone decides they just don’t want to pay for the work they received.
Have you ever had an employer or client refuse to pay you what you were owed?
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