UCLA: Some 96% of WC Claims Unreported by Low-Wage Workers

A study released Wednesday by UCLA researchers determined that low-wage workers in the Los Angeles area are more likely than similar workers in New York and Chicago to suffer violations of minimum wage, overtime and other labor laws.The survey's authors, in an article in The Los Angeles Times, also pointed out that low-wage workers in Los Angeles County rarely benefit from the legally mandated workers' compensation system for employees who become sick or injured on the job.Only 4.3% of Los Angeles respondents who had experienced a serious on-the-job injury during the previous three yea...