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On the recordJuly 22, 2014
This investigation clearly shows that the Department of Labor has left thousands of actual victims of wage theft who sought federal government assistance with nowhere to turn.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Courtney cites a GAO report on the Department of Labor's failures in addressing wage theft.

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