Batavia woman accused of stealing over $1.5 million from former employers
A Batavia woman is accused of stealing more than $1.5 million from two former employers dating back to 2016.
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A Batavia woman is accused of stealing more than $1.5 million from two former employers dating back to 2016.
The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 million of which has been reimbursed to the city.
City law requires festival producers to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests show the city is not retroactively charging for it.
Many wage theft victims are never paid a dime. Others are left waiting for months or even years, an investigation by CBS News found.
The nurses say the problems so bad they had to file a federal lawsuit to try to finally get their money.
The nurses say the problems so bad they had to file a federal lawsuit to try to finally get their money. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Wage theft is the biggest type of theft adding up to $50B nationwide and tens of millions of dollars a year in Illinois.
Wage theft is the biggest type of theft adding up to $50 billion nationwide and tens of millions of dollars a year in Illinois.
It can happen in a lot of ways – including missing tips or overtime - or in the case of one worker we talked to, a company not mailing a paycheck altogether.
Wage theft can happen in a lot of ways – including missing tips or overtime - or in the case of one worker we talked to, a company not mailing a paycheck altogether. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
Many wage theft victims are never paid a dime. Others are left waiting for months or even years, an investigation by CBS News found.
You might have a burglar alarm to protect your home, or hide your wallet from pickpockets in a crowd. What you might not realize is you could be losing money in a different way from your paycheck. Wage theft costs Americans more than any other type of theft each year. Consumer Correspondent Ash-har Quraishi found, even if you fight for what you're owed and win, you still might never get paid.
