workplace justice lab@RU In the News

Oregon Journalism Project covers an audit of the state’s labor department, noting that officials consulted with the Workplace Justice Lab@RU to improve their processes.

El Semanario reports Denver Labor recovered a record amount of stolen wages in 2025, noting that the agency commissioned a report by the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.

On Labor reports Denver has recovered back wages for more than 7,200 workers in 2025 following an influential report by the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.

CBS Colorado reports Denver Labor commissioned the Workplace Justice Lab@RU to study wage theft in the city. One year later, the agency recovered a record $2.3 million.

Hoodline covers Denver’s wage theft crackdown, noting that the city commissioned a report by the Workplace Justice Lab@RU to understand the scope of the problem.

FOX 31 Denver reports Denver Labor recovered a record $2.3 million for workers after a report by the Workplace Justice Lab@RU revealed widespread wage theft in the city.

Texas Observer reports the Texas Workforce Commission is struggling to process the growing number of cases, quoting Jenn Round of the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.

ProPublica investigates how a seasonal visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers. The story cites a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report.

NJ Spotlight News reports the state might reclassify some independent contractors as employees. The segment includes testimony by Jake Barnes of the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.