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Jahana Hayes: “In FY 23, the board recovered almost 57 million in back pay…”

Featuring: Jahana Hayes, Democratic | U.S. House, Connecticut, District 5

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Published | Video Starts at 03:49

And thrive, I'll add, just pointed out that those kinds of remedies have long been recognized, in many cases decided by the board going back decades, and it just kind of collected them in one place. Thank you. In your testimony, you mentioned that In FY 23, the board recovered almost 57 million in back pay for employees whose rights were violated. While that's an impressive figure, it strikes me as a sign that many unscrupulous employers are willing to just provide back pay to prevent workers from organizing. (03:49–03:56)

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