This document summarizes statistics from 110 wage theft claims handled by the small claims project. Key details include: - 47 active claims, 11 inactive, 1 with insufficient evidence - 52 total closed claims, with reasons like settlements, judgments, withdrawals - 38 of the claims were filed in small courts, most in Boston, Malden, and Lynn - The most common claim was for unpaid regular wages (54%) - Services provided included filing claims, mediation, and referrals to other organizations - Total monetary recovery was $143,494 across 56 claims involving multiple organizations - Most workers were from Brazil and claimed unpaid wages from the food service, construction, and detailing industries.

1. Small Claims Project Statistics
Updated July 17, 2013

2. Active Claims
47
Inactive
Claims
11
Insufficient evidence to
move forward
1
Received $
38
Client Withdrew
9
Received $ & ER
Declared Bankruptcy
2
Referral to
Worker Center
2
Closed
Claims
52
Status of Claims
Reason for Closing
110 Total Claims with Individual Worker

3. J@W
34
Worker Center
1
Worker
3
38 of the 110 Claims Filed in Small Claims Court
by J@W, Workers, & Worker Centers

4. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Malden
Brighton
Marlborough
Quincy
Somerville
Waltham
New Bedford
Lowell
Lynn
East Boston
Taunton
Newton
Boston
Peabody
# of Claims
# of Claims Filed by Location of Small Claims Court
38 Total Claims Filed

5. J@W
1
HLAB
1
Private Attorneys
8
10 Claims Filed in Venues Other Than Small
Claims Court

6. 2
8
7
3
1
1
20
6
0 5 10 15 20 25
Settled after judgment for diff. amt.
($9,500.000)
Default Judgment
($64,670.79)
Judgment by magistrate w/ Def. present
($25,092.84)
Judgment via mediation
($12,270.00)
Settled at court via mediation--no judgment
($1,100.00)
Settled at court before hearing--no mediation
($5,000.00)
Settled post-filing, before court
($50,960.37)
Settled before filing a claim
($10,989.00)
# of Claims
# of Settlements & Judgments Obtained w/ Total $
(Includes cases filed in other venues besides Small Claims Court)

7. Non-payment of Regular
Wages
54%
Non-payment Regular
Wages & OT
17%
Non-payment of Contract
14%
Non-payment of OT
13%
Non-payment of Min Wage
& OT:
2%
Types of Claims
110 Total Claims

8. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
59
13 12 12
9
3 2 1 1 1
#ofClaims
Type of Service
Justice at Work Service Provided
110 Total Claims
(Some Claims Required Multiple Services)

9. 35
7
5
10
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
J@W
($69,553.64)
Private Attorneys
($36,750.00)
AG
($6,680.99)
DOL
($30,510.26)
# of Claims
56 Claims w/ Total Recovery of $143,494.89 - Includes All Courts
(In one case $ was recovered by both J@W & the DOL)

10. 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Brazilian
Immigrant
Center
(Allston)
Brazilian
Women's
Group
(Allston)
MassCOSH
(Dorchester)
Worker
Center for
Economic
Justice (Lynn)
Community
Worker
Center (New
Bedford)
Micah
(Lawrence)
Fuerza Laboral
(Central
Falls, RI)
Chelsea
Collaborative
(Chelsea)
Not Referred
through
Worker
Center
47
15
14
13
12
1 1 1
6
#ofWorkers Claims Referred by Worker Center
110 Total Claims

11. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Food Service
Detailing
Domestic Work
Dry Cleaning
Delivery
Gas Station
Cleaning
Landscaping
Construction
Painting
Restaurant
Tent Industry
Truck Driving
Roofing
Bakery
Ranch
Health & Fitness
Limo Cleaning
Hotel
1
1
1
2
2
3
5
6
22
38
11
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
# of Claims
Industries of Workers
110 Total Claims

12. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Brazil
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Mexico
Colombia
Dominican Republic
United States
Unknown
57
19
11
5
4
2
2
1
9
#ofClaims
Country
Country of Origin

13. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Somerville
Lynn
New Bedford
East Boston
Chelsea
Everett
Malden
Brighton
Waltham
Allston
Marlborough
Medford
Framingham
Jamaica Plain
Revere
Lowell
12 Cities w/ 1 Worker *
# of Workers
Residence of Workers in MA & RI
(* Cities with one worker:
Boston, Braintree, Cambridge, Lawrence, Newton, Norwood, Peabody, Providence, Quincy, Saugus, Taunton, &
Worcester)

14. Latino (other)
38%
Indigenous Latin
American (All)
9%
Latino (Brazilian)
51%
Unknown
2%
Ethnicity of Workers

15. Male
89%
Female
11%
Gender of Workers