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Individuals looking for a job will be interested in a statewide event that happens this week.

States, cities turn to community organizations to battle wage theft by Casey Quinlan, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 4, 2023 About five years ago, most of Minneapolis’ Subway, Little Caesars and McDonald’s franchise restaurants did not comply with city wage standards. Now workers at each of the locations that violated the law receive the required minimum…

Wage theft, which can include not paying workers minimum wage, misclassifying workers to avoid paying overtime and taking tips meant for employees, is a $50 billion problem in the U.S.

Funds from the American Rescue Plan allow cities to form partnerships with community groups to recover unpaid wages

States and cities turned to community organizations to battle wage theft, with help of American Rescue Act funds.