NM Wage Theft Claims Rise

From the SantaFeNewMexican.com - Something's been puzzling Alicia since her boss at a Santa Fe restaurant asked all kitchen workers to accept a 10 percent pay cut one year ago — promising he would restore wages when the economy rebounded "Our boss told us he had to shut down, that the only way to stay afloat was if we accepted a 10 percent discount," Alicia said. The 55-year-old cook did not want to be fully identified for fear of losing her job. "We weren't happy, but we accepted," she said. "It's been a year, and we haven't gotten any money back, but his business is busy seven days a week and he's expanding." Read more

NM Wage Theft Claims Rise