Million dollars from these lowwage workers. They call it wage theft, and the Restaurant Industry is one of the worst offenders. Every year, it amounts to billions of dollars taken from paychecks of the very lowest earners. I dont want anything extra. Im willing to give more than enough. Im willing to give a hundred and twenty five percent just to be able to get a level playing field. This week on fault lines, we look at what it means to have a job when getting paid what youre owed is not guaranteed. I mean, at what point does it stop . Whos speaking for us . Whos going to speak for us . The us is now a lowwage economy. Tens of millions of people in america are currently working lowpaid jobs many of them are based here, in florida. In this state, one out of every ten jobs is in a restaurant. Weve come here to investigate what recourse workers have when they dont get the wages they earned. In the center of miami beach davids cafe is a popular cuban restaurant. For many years its owners o
Mr. Gonzalez . Excuse me, mr. Gonzalez . Could you explain why you havent paid your workers . After fault lines began investigating davids cafe for stealing its employees wages, the owner offered to pay his former workers seventyfive percent of what theyre owed. With few other options, the workers agreed. But as of this shows air date no checks have arrived. Restaurant workers have little power. Nationwide, less than five percent are represented by a union. In florida, efforts to enact wage protections face opposition from a strong business lobby. Among that lobbys successes this year a new law that prevents localities from requiring companies to grant paid sick days. State senator David Simmons sponsored that bill. We do not want to become like a state that overregulates the private enterprise so that it overburdens employers. Because you know who ends up ultimately paying for it . Employees. Thats exactly what happens. You overburden employers with regulations and obligations and the
Every year, it amounts to billions of dollars taken from paychecks of the very lowest earners. I dont want anything extra. Im willing to give more than enough. Im willing to give a hundred and twenty five percent just to be able to get a level playing field. This week on fault lines, we look at what it means to have a job when getting paid what youre owed is not guaranteed. I mean, at what point does it stop . Whos speaking for us . Whos going to speak for us . The us is now a lowwage economy. Tens of millions of people in america are currently working lowpaid jobs many of them are based here, in florida. In this state, one out of every ten jobs is in a restaurant. Weve come here to investigate what recourse workers have when they dont get the wages they earned. In the center of miami beach, davids cafe is a popular cuban restaurant. For many years its owners operated a twin restaurant, called davids cafe two, just a mile away. In 2012, davids cafe two closed down. But there was a prob
Shame on you shame on you shame on you this year, striking restaurant workers brought their low wages to the nations attention. But what Many Americans dont know is that low wage workers are often being cheated out of what little they do make. I said are you kidding me . I said youre telling me that these people allowed to treat people like this and you cant do anything . They accuse me. They accuse me, the federal government, that i stole one Million Dollars from these lowwage workers. They call it wage theft, and the Restaurant Industry is one of the worst offenders. Every year, it amounts to billions of dollars taken from paychecks of the very lowest earners. I dont want anything extra. Im willing to give more than enough. Im willing to give a hundred and twenty five percent just to be able to get a level playing field. This week on fault lines, we look at what it means to have a job when getting paid what youre owed is not guaranteed. I mean, at what point does it stop . Whos speak
Every year, it amounts to billions of dollars taken from paychecks of the very lowest earners. I dont want anything extra. Im willing to give more than enough. Im willing to give a hundred and twenty five percent just to be able to get a level playing field. This week on fault lines, we look at what it means to have a job when getting paid what youre owed is not guaranteed. I mean, at what point does it stop . Whos speaking for us . Whos going to speak for us . The us is now a lowwage economy. Tens of millions of people in america are currently working lowpaid jobs many of them are based here, in florida. In this state, one out of every ten jobs is in a restaurant. Weve come here to investigate what recourse workers have when they dont get the wages they earned. In the center of miami beach, davids cafe is a popular cuban restaurant. For many years its owners operated a twin restaurant, called davids cafe two, just a mile away. In 2012, davids cafe two closed down. But there was a prob