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"Industry and Occupation.... (0.00 / 0)

...are the strongest predictors of violations."

Which ones are they?  Fast food?  Animal slaughter?  Building cleaners?

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by: ArthurKC @ Sun Sep 20, 2009 at 16:42:46 PM CDT

Not Going Click The Link Eh? (4.00 / 1)

That's okay.  This way everyone can see:

Minimum wage violation rates vary significantly by industry, as Figure 4.1 shows.33 Violations were most common in apparel and textile manufacturing, personal and repair services, and in private households. In all three industries, more than 40 percent of workers were paid less than the minimum wage. Minimum wage violation rates were substantially lower in residential construction (13 percent); social assistance and education (12 percent); and home health care (12 percent). Industries such as retail, drug and grocery stores fell into the middle of the distribution, with about a quarter of their workers experiencing a minimum wage violation.

As Figure 4.2 shows, minimum wage violation rates also vary by occupation. Child care workers, many of whom work in private households, had a violation rate of 66 percent. Similarly, half of beauty, dry cleaning and general repair workers and 43 percent of sewing and garment workers had a minimum wage violation. By contrast, workers in the following occupations had relatively low minimum wage violation rates: general construction workers (11 percent); waiters, cafeteria workers and bartenders (8 percent); and teacher's assistants (4 percent). Occupations that fell into the middle of the distribution included building services, factory and car wash workers, with about a quarter experiencing a minimum wage violation.

"You know what they say -- those of us who fail history... doomed to repeat it in summer school." -- Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 6, Episode 3

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by: Paul Rosenberg @ Sun Sep 20, 2009 at 17:13:36 PM CDT

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