#wagetheft

Stop tipping. Not because people should “get a better job,” but because tipping culture has taken over everything. It keeps workers quiet instead of pushing for real wages.

When I worked at Buffalo Wild Wings, I tried to unionize. Nobody cared. they were making $300 a night and didn’t want to risk it. Tips made them complacent.

Stop feeding a system that keeps workers from fighting back. It has to get worse before it gets better.

"Stop abuse. Unite against wage theft" 

Have you worked overtime without receiving the pay you earned?

California has some of the strongest overtime protections in the country, but wage theft still affects thousands of employees every year. Learn how unpaid overtime occurs, what counts as wage theft, how final paycheck laws work, and what evidence can strengthen your wage claim.

Whether you're dealing with unpaid overtime, off-the-clock work, misclassification, or delayed final wages, understanding your legal rights is the first step toward protecting your income.

Warehouse workers across the Inland Empire are losing wages through unpaid overtime and manipulated time records. California law provides strong protections for workers, but many employees do not realize they may have legal options to recover stolen wages.

This article breaks down real local lawsuits, warning signs of wage theft, and the steps workers can take to protect themselves.

Wage theft in logistics isn’t always obvious.

Long shifts, confusing pay structures, and workplace pressure can hide serious violations like unpaid overtime, missed breaks, and illegal deductions.

okay so let's talk about what Uber drivers in LA actually get paid — because the number Uber publishes ($34.46/hr) and the number drivers actually experience are very different things

here's the issue: under Prop 22 (passed in 2020), you're guaranteed 120% of local minimum wage — but ONLY for the time you're actively on a trip with a passenger. the 30–50% of your shift you spend logged on, waiting for that ping? completely unpaid.

when researchers at UC Berkeley's Labor Center ran the actual numbers, they found median pay for LA/SF drivers of around $5.97/hr after all online time was factored in. CalMatters put it at $9.09/hr with tips. both are below California's minimum wage.

and here's where it gets complicated: california's supreme court ruled in 2018 (Dynamex) that gig workers should generally be treated as employees — not contractors. uber kept classifying drivers as contractors anyway. that gap is the basis for thousands of ongoing back pay lawsuits covering the 2016–2020 period.