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Bipartisan legislation would let fast-food companies off the hook for harming workers
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Bipartisan legislation would let fast-food companies off the hook for harming workers

Karla Walter outlines the potentially harmful effects of a bipartisan bill that would gut worker protections for employees in the fast-food industry.

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Work stinks for too many Americans laboring in the fast-food industry: wage theft is rampant, women confront sexual harassment in the industry, and when workers protest poor work conditions, they often report being fired or otherwise retaliated against.

Unfortunately, fast-food workers will have an even tougher time holding corporate giants that control workplace standards in the industry accountable if a bipartisan group of senators have their way.

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Karla Walter

Senior Fellow, Inclusive Economy