Joe Yerardi
Center for Public Integrity
Washington, DC, United States
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How state taxes make inequality worse
“A progressive income tax with multiple rates that go up the higher the income is very boring and it’s not new, but it’s really the only way,” said one expert. → Read More
Public Integrity makes data behind “Cheated at Work” available –
Economists estimate wage theft costs workers more than $15 billion a year. Journalists at the Center for Public Integrity spent a year investigating how widespread the practice is and how effectively the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division combats this systemic problem. Now we’re making the data and code that drove these investigations […] → Read More
As guest workers increase, so do concerns about wage cheating
This story also appeared in Associated Press and Univision For Maribel Hernández, falling ill with COVID-19 at a Louisiana crawfish processor and losing her job was terrible enough. But the Mexican guest worker was in for another shock. A federal labor investigation in 2020, initially focusing on worksite safety, revealed that the company failed to […] → Read More
See which retail companies didn’t pay their workers –
The Center for Public Integrity is an investigative newsroom that exposes betrayals of the public trust by powerful interests. → Read More
Chart: Clothing factories have a wage theft problem –
An analysis found that industries with higher percentages of foreign-born workers had higher rates of wage theft, like the cut-and-sew garment industry. → Read More
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers wh → Read More
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
These businesses often pay less than the minimum wage, make employees work off the clock, or refuse to pay overtime rates. In the most egregious cases, bosses don’t pay their employees at all. → Read More
Companies are stealing billions from workers—and getting away with it
Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal their wages. When a recession hits, U.S. companies are more likely to stiff their lowest-wage workers. → Read More
How Businesses Get Away With Ripping Off Poor Employees
Child care workers, gas station clerks, restaurant servers and security guards are often at risk of being cheated by their employers. → Read More
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
Danielle Wynne rang up customers at a Circle-K gas station in Brevard County during shifts that started at 4:30 a.m. Before and after clocking in, Wynne said, her manager made her work for free. She counted cash in the register, brewed coffee, cleaned the store, set out condiments and refilled the lottery machine — all while off the clock. → Read More
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
These businesses often pay less than the minimum wage, make employees work off the clock, or refuse to pay overtime rates. In the most egregious cases, bosses don’t pay their employees at all. → Read More
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
These businesses often pay less than the minimum wage, make employees work off the clock, or refuse to pay overtime rates. In the most egregious cases, bosses don’t pay their employees at all. → Read More
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
These businesses often pay less than the minimum wage, make employees work off the clock, or refuse to pay overtime rates. In the most egregious cases, bosses don’t pay their employees at all. → Read More
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
These businesses often pay less than the minimum wage, make employees work off the clock, or refuse to pay overtime rates. In the most egregious cases, bosses don’t pay their employees at all. → Read More
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
These businesses often pay less than the minimum wage, make employees work off the clock, or refuse to pay overtime rates. In the most egregious cases, bosses don’t pay their employees at all. → Read More
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
These businesses often pay less than the minimum wage, make employees work off the clock, or refuse to pay overtime rates. In the most egregious cases, bosses don’t pay their employees at all. → Read More
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal their wages... → Read More
Reporting recipe: How to investigate out-of-state influence in 2018 races
Use our data analysis to investigate out-of-state influence in your 2018 state races → Read More
These state lawmakers are running unopposed, but still rake in campaign cash
At least 26 state legislative leaders haul in campaign cash despite running unopposed in 2018 elections. → Read More
How we investigated drugmakers’ influence over Medicaid
The Center for Public Integrity began investigating the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on state Medicaid programs eight months ago → Read More