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HOME — FACTS — TABLES — VIDEOS — INFOGRAPHICS — AGENCIES — RESEARCH <br />Other Oa-Eds Listed by Release Year <br />LaBarbera, Gary. (2021). "Viewpoint: Measure Will Fight Wage Theft in Construction Industry." Times <br />Union. <br />Kev Finding: The President of the New York State Building & Construction Trades Council says that $300 million in stolen <br />wages were recovered for exploited workers since 2011, but fraudulent contractors still retain hundreds of millions more. <br />Obernauer, Charlene. (2021). "Op -Ed: Wage Theft is a Crime — It's Time to Put an End to It." amNY. <br />Kev Finding: The Executive Director of the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health says that a "tell -tale <br />sign of unsafe working conditions are whispers of wage theft violations against workers on private construction projects." <br />Leberstein, Sarah. (2021). "The Next Big Step in Stopping Wage Theft in the Construction Industry." <br />Gotham Gazette. <br />Kev Finding: An employment attorney hears daily from construction workers cheated of their wages by subcontractors, <br />especially those on nonunion and residential sites where many immigrant workers are employed. <br />Castro, Manuel. (2021). "Opinion: Wage Theft is Rampant in NY's Construction Industry. Albany Can Act <br />Now to Curb It." City Limits. <br />Kev Finding: Addressing wage theft and giving exploited workers a more secure path to recouping unpaid wages would <br />represent a major step towards making sure that immigrant workers are given dignity though hard and important work. <br />Sproule, William. (1 7' ). "Op -Ed: Construction Industry Tax Cheats Need to Be Held Accountable." Metro <br />Philadelphia. <br />Kev Finding: Construction industry tax cheats fail to pay their workers fair living wages and rarely provide medical coverage, <br />while also evading federal, state, and local taxes, overtime, and workers' compensation premiums. This gives them a <br />tremendous competitive edge when it comes to bidding on both public and private jobs against law-abiding contractors. <br />White, Victor. (2019). "Nashville is Being Built on a Pyramid of Payroll Tax Fraud: Opinion." Tennessean. <br />Kev Finding: $2.6 billion in payroll tax fraud is lost annually. 45% of construction workers in the South reported they did <br />not have workers' compensation. Workers who reported wage theft lost a median of $800. <br />Sanchez, Cesar. (2019). "Bay Area Governments Taking Action on Wage Theft." East Bay Express. <br />Kev Finding: The City of Berkeley's "wage transparency" ordinance withholds a certificate of occupancy from projects <br />where workers have alleged wage violations, requires contractors provide workers with detailed pay stubs outlining wage <br />rates and deductions, and publicly posts contact information for state enforcement agencies at each jobsite. <br />Bonilla, Rick. (2017). "Op -Ed: Wage Theft is Preventable." The Daily Journal. <br />Kev Finding: It is up to local cities to enact "wage transparency" ordinances to improve accountability. <br />Schoonmaker, Derek. (2016). "Suit Against Trump Spotlights All -Too -Common Wage Theft." San Francisco <br />Chronicle. <br />Kev Finding: Wage theft is a crime against workers, against taxpayers, and against honest businesses. It is prevalent in low - <br />wage industries such as construction, food services, custodial services, and landscaping. <br />Skinner, Nancy. (2015). "Guest Commentary: Cities Can Play a Role in Stopping Wage Theft." Marin <br />Independent Journal. <br />Kev Finding: Wage theft cheats California taxpayers out of at least $8.5 billion a year in uncollected taxes. <br />27 <br />