This forum seeks to educate workers and community agencies about worker's rights as related to wage theft and share recommendations with the wage and hour offices in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. on how to better serve low- wage workers. There will be workers' testimonials, educational panel on worker's rights, and an overview of different wage recovery offices and methods in the region.

Wage theft against low-wage workers is a serious and chronic problem in the DC metro area. As the economy worsens more workers find themselves robbed of their hard work and basic rights