Austin tries to address wage theft, while the state tries to make it harder.
."For folks in Texas who are victims of wage theft, there's not a lot of information out there about the resources or the process," says, Workers Defense Action Fund's policy director. He hopes the coordinator will not only help workers navigate filing claims, but also be proactive in educating the community about wage theft before it happens:"I'm not sure if that is really clear in the ordinance language.
“For folks in Texas who are victims of wage theft, there’s not a lot of information out there about the resources or the process.” Proactively teaching workers how to file a claim is made more urgent by TWC's statute of limitations, which currently sits at six months from when the wage theft occurred. A bill by Sen., D-Laredo, making its way through the Legislature, could extend that statute from 180 days to a year.
, D-Clint, would create a statewide database like Austin's. The Department of Labor also has a database that shows violators by ZIP code, and TWC's database lists more than 10,000 employers that owe more than $2,000 in wages and are barred from doing business with the state. However, there's a high bar for even getting on TWC's list: Many claims get dismissed for lack of evidence or workers withdrawing them.
"We know for a fact that wage theft is really rampant and we haven't taken a whole lot of official action to prevent it," says Chincanchan, underscoring the urgency of the city to act on the ordinance."Even just a few hundred bucks can make a difference in someone's life and whether they can pay their household bills, utilities, rent, or medical care."
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