Another Texas city steps up on wage theft--but state efforts remain underfunded
Austin City Council recently passed a resolution to address wage theft among construction firms, becoming the third major Texas city to do so after Houston and El Paso.
The resolution will create an ordinance that allows the city to assist employees with filing wage theft complaints.
Wage theft occurs when employees are paid below the $7.25 minimum wage, paid less than they were promised, or not paid at all.
The ordinance will also see improved collaboration with local law enforcement to address allegations of wage theft, and create a database of violations committed in Austin — similar to the Texas Workforce Commission, which maintains a list of businesses and individuals that are facing wage theft claims greater than $2,000.
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