Low wages paid at area retaurants

A study in our neighborhood of restaurant wages uncovered some disturbing information. Out of 23 restaurants surveyed, 21 were charged with minimum wage, overtime and other basic wage violations. everyone deserves a living wage. A minimum wage job, $7.25 an hour, brings home $290 a week! And these business owners are paying less then that.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/11/20/2009-11-20_stiffing_workers_labor_dept_names_park_slope_eateries.html#ixzz0XWty87Nm

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