{"product_id":"wage-theft-in-america-9781595587176","title":"Wage Theft in America","description":"\u003cb\u003e“This book will give you an entirely new perspective on work in America.” —Barbara Ehrenreich, author of \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In what has been described as “the crime wave no one talks about,” billions of dollars’ worth of wages are stolen from millions of workers in the United States every year—a grand theft that exceeds every other larceny category. Even the Economic Policy Foundation, a business-funded think tank, has estimated that companies annually steal an incredible $19 billion in unpaid overtime. The scope of these abuses is staggering, but activists, unions, and policymakers—along with everyday Americans in congregations and towns across the country—have begun to take notice.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e While the first edition of \u003ci\u003eWage Theft In America\u003c\/i\u003e documented the scope of the problem, this new edition adds the latest research on wage theft and tells what community, religious, and labor activists are now doing to address the crisis—from passing state and local wage-theft bills to establishing mayoral task forces and tapping agencies that help low-wage workers in spotting wage theft.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Citing hard-hitting statistics and heartbreaking first-person accounts of exploitation at the hands of employers, this updated edition of \u003ci\u003eWage Theft In America\u003c\/i\u003e offers concrete solutions and a roadmap for putting an end to this insidious practice.","brand":"Kim Bobo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283995799803,"sku":"9781595587176","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_0b84d594-6aa6-42ca-820f-356d67e174e5.jpg?v=1771389670","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/wage-theft-in-america-9781595587176","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}