Maryland has Seen Thousands of Wage-Theft Claims in Recent Years

The local Baltimore CBS station recent aired a segment that examied the great extent at which Maryland workers are not paid the wages, including overtime, that are due to them. As stated by the station and as Lebau & Neuworth have reported in prior blog posts: “Maryland has some of the nation's stiffest penalties for employers who break the law.”

CBS News obtained data from the Maryland Department of Labor under the Public Information Act that showed in the state, there have been:

• 8,290 wage-theft claims dating back to 2009 that totaled $20,140,568.60 in owed wages; and
• 364 wage-theft claims in the past 14 years that were for more than $10,000.

To view the CBS station segement, click here.

Lebau & Neuworth is one of the premier wage-hour law firms representing workers. We are here to fight for you, so contact us at 888-456-2529 or lebauneuworth.com/contact-us.