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These immigrant workers shined a light on labor abuse. Will Trump let them stay?

January 15, 2025 • Under Biden, thousands of workers who experienced wage theft and other abuses have been granted protection from deportation and authorization to work so they can participate in labor investigations.

Undocumented workers have been aiding labor investigations

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McDonald's Agrees To Pay $26 Million To Settle Accusations Of Wage Theft

In a class-action lawsuit, McDonald's workers in California accused the fast-food chain of failing to pay them overtime and other wages. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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McDonald's Agrees To Pay $26 Million To Settle Accusations Of Wage Theft

November 25, 2019 • In a class-action lawsuit, workers in California accused the fast-food chain of failing to pay them overtime and other wages.

Au Pair Sponsor Agencies Settle Wage Lawsuit, Offer $65.5 Million In Back Pay

Attorneys, from left, David Seligman, Nina DiSalvo and Alexander Hood of Denver's Towards Justice, which filed a lawsuit on behalf of au pairs for higher pay. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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Au Pair Sponsor Agencies Settle Wage Lawsuit, Offer $65.5 Million In Back Pay

January 9, 2019 • The complaint alleged 15 companies, who at the time controlled 100 percent of the au pair workforce, colluded to keep wages artificially low and denied the workers overtime pay.