Nearly a quarter of Los Angeles fast-food workers have gotten COVID-19, and nearly two-thirds said they were victims of wage theft during the pandemic, new survey finds

Researchers surveyed more than 400 fast-food workers in Los Angeles County.
Nearly two-thirds said they had been victims of wage theft since the pandemic began.
“This is an industry with longstanding issues and COVID has exacerbated it,” UCLA’s Tia Koonse said.