Inside the Minnesota Settlement That Finally Paid Out — and the 50,000 People Who Didn't Know They Were Owed Money

Inside the Minnesota Settlement That Finally Paid Out — and the 50,000 People Who Didn't Know They Were Owed Money

Within a day or two, a certain type of minor story about American labor enforcement usually fades into local news cycles. One such tale is the $1.28 million wage recovery from two construction companies in the Twin Cities by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, which is worth taking your time. For intervals spanning six years, twenty-six workers from nineteen construction projects were denied overtime and other compensation. Tens of t…