Wage Theft

Wage Theft is the process when workers are misclassified as contractors, refused pay for overtime work, paid below-minimum wage, paid less than agreed, paid with bad checks and sometimes, not paid at all.

The reality: Almost two thirds of day laborers and homeless workers in DC have experienced wage theft over the past year

The problem: There are very few avenues through which workers can reclaim their wages. The process through the DC's Wage and Hour Office and Small Claims Court is long and complex, and there is little enforcement in requiring employers to comply with regulations.

DC Jobs with Justice and our day labor organizing project, the Unión de Trabajadores is organizing a campaign to make the police more responsive to wage theft claims by improving documentation and training for officers.

We are asking you to sign and circulate a petition so that Unión de Trabajadores leaders may meet with Police Chief Cathy Lanier.

Contact arturo@dcjwj.org or rachel@dcjwj.org to coordinate picking up the petitions.