Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid-And What We Can Do About It
Kim Bobo offers bold, practical, and              progressive solutions for how  policymakers and                   advocates can end the growing crisis of wage  theft in America. —Senator Edward M.  KennedyWage  Theft in Americasheds light on a  widespread problem that many are not aware of.  Anyone who works for a living or knows someone  who does should read this. —Bishop Gabino  Zavala, Archdiocese of Los AngelesThis is a powerful, timely, and enormously  important book for the religious community,  social justice organizers, and all who care  about justice in the workplace. —Rev. Nelson N.  Johnson, executive director, Beloved Community  Center, Greensboro, North CarolinaIn what has been described as “the crime  wave no one talks about,” billions of dollars  worth of wages are stolen from millions of  workers in the United States every year. The  scope of these abuses is as staggering as it is  wrong—paying employees far less than the legal  minimum wage, purposefully misclassifying  employees as independent contractors, illegally  denying workers overtime pay—and only now are  people beginning to take notice. Nationally  recognized labor activist Kim Bobo’sWage Theft in  Americais an incisive handbook for  organizers, workers, and concerned citizens on  how to prevent the flagrant exploitation of  America’s working people. Offering a sweeping  analysis of the crisis and providing concrete  solutions, with special attention to what the  new presidential administration should do,Wage Theft in  Americaaddresses one of the most  egregious and unfair practices affecting workers today. —Rev. Nelson N. Johnson, executive  director, Beloved Community Center, Greensboro,  North Carolina