News, video and worker stories

Hand-picked coverage on overtime, wage theft enforcement, and organizing. Every link goes to the original source's ongoing coverage, so it stays current.

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US Department of Labor newsroom: wage and hour enforcement

Official announcements of back-wage recoveries and investigations, including overtime violations by name of employer.

U.S. Department of Labor

Articleknow your rights

Overtime pay: the federal rules in plain language

The government's own explainer on the 40-hour rule, the regular rate of pay, and who is actually exempt.

DOL Wage and Hour Division

Videoknow your rights

Know your rights video library

Short videos on overtime, recordkeeping, retaliation, and how a wage investigation actually works.

DOL Wage and Hour Division

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Wage theft research and data

Studies estimating how much pay workers lose to minimum wage and overtime violations each year, state by state.

Economic Policy Institute

Worker storyorganizing

Labor Notes: shop-floor organizing coverage

Worker-written accounts of campaigns, contract fights, and how crews pushed back on forced overtime.

Labor Notes

Articleorganizing

NLRB news and case decisions

Election results, unfair labor practice complaints, and decisions that shape what employers can and cannot do.

National Labor Relations Board

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More Perfect Union video reporting

Documentary-style videos following workers through organizing drives and pay disputes.

More Perfect Union

Worker storyorganizing

Worker stories and campaign updates

First-person accounts from workers organizing across industries, plus updates on active campaigns.

AFL-CIO

Researchorganizing

Union membership and earnings data

Annual data on union membership rates by state and the median weekly earnings gap between union and non-union workers.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Overtime and unpaid wages guides

Nonprofit plain-English guides on off-the-clock work, misclassification, and what to do when a paycheck is short.

Workplace Fairness