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Rosa DeLauro: “If workers cannot come forward in a system that depends on them to bring complaints and that depends on them to…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
If workers cannot come forward in a system that depends on them to bring complaints and that depends on them to collaborate with investigators, we can't hope to actually enforce the law or to make our minimum wage a reality for workers.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of worker protection against retaliation for reporting wage theft.

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