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here is a hidden crime wave sweeping New York City. The overwhelming majority of fast food employees—working at some of the most recognized and protable American corporations—report that their employers are stealing their hard-earned wages, according to a recent survey. At McDonald’s, Burger King, Domino’s, and other chains, workers are experiencing wage theft in a variety of ways—from getting paid less than the legally mandated minimum wage to being required to work off the clock to receiving paychecks with improper deductions or missing hours. In a survey of 500 New York City fast food workers conducted in April 2013 by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research,
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in the past year. Two-thirds of workers surveyed reported that their employer had perpetrated two forms of wage theft and
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At least one violation At least two violations At least three violations At least four violations
84% of fast food workers surveyed report experiencing wage theft
30% 45% 66% 84%
Source: Anzalone Liszt Grove Research survey of NYC fast food restaurant workers conducted in April 2013.