Study: Low Wage Workers Cheated Out of Wages & Pressured Into Not Filing Workers’ Compensation Claims

A recent study of low wage workers in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles found that low wage workers were frequently cheated out of regular and/or overtime wages.

Further, the New York Times reported that “the researchers said one of the most surprising findings was how successful low-wage employers were in pressuring workers not to file for workers’ compensation. Only 8 percent of those who suffered serious injuries on the job filed for compensation to pay for medical care and missed days at work stemming from those injuries.”