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Wage & Hour Cases increased in 2015
According the US Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division, in FY 2015, over $246 million in back wages for over 240,000 workers was collected. View full statistics here: https://www.dol.gov/whd/statistics/statstables.htm With the number of Wage & Hour claims increasing, hirings an expert economist to calculate the damages can be a great asset to have in court.