Episode 53: Wage theft laws ignored and a scandal emerges at the DOL

On this episode of the podcast, the Align crew explains the political and potential policy impact of a new investigative report that’s gone viral in the labor community. It shows how wage theft laws are not being enforced properly or, in same cases, completely ignored. Speaking of negative reports the first of many detailing the gap between CEO to median worker pay is out and looks as bad or worse than expected. There is a scandal playing out at the Department of Labor over a hidden internal report that could impact the tip pooling rule. Those stories plus the legislative scorecard.