All work and no pay: Violations of employment and labor laws in Chicago, Los Angeles And New York City

Social Forces

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 725-746

  Bernhardt, Annette ^a   Spiller, Michael W ^b   Polson, Diana ^c  

^a National Employment Law Project   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84874083801     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sf/sos193     Document Type: Article

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