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Viral Video Shows a Man Ranting Over His Salary Offer at This Popular Retail Store
“I couldn’t even wipe my a** for $12 an hour,” said the man in a TikTok clip.
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Rick Ross’ Wingstop Franchise Fined For Labor Law Violations
The Department of Labor found that five Mississippi Wingstop locations had child labor and minimum wage violations.
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Women and People of Color Disproportionally Represent Low-Wage Workforce, According To Study
More than 32 percent of the U.S. labor force, or 51.9 million workers, are making less than $15 an hour.
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Black Man Who Was Forced to Work Without Pay by White Boss Should Get $546,000 in Compensation, Court Rules
This may be one of the most horrific stories that The Root has ever reported. For 23 years, Bobby Paul Edwards, who owned the J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, enslaved John Christopher Smith, an intellectually disabled Black man who Edwards beat and forced to work long hours for literally no pay. Smith worked 18…