Increased workload and reduced wages The rights of foreign workers have been obviously violated

> The workload has increased and wages have decreased. The rights of foreign workers have been obviously violated. The latest survey shows that many Americans believe that the weak economy has forced their workload to increase, but...

Increased workload, reduced wages, obvious violation of foreign workers' rights. The latest survey shows that many Americans believe that the weak economy has forced their workload to increase, but their income remains unchanged or even reduced. NBC News reports that nearly half of U.S. workers who receive hourly wages say their employers sometimes violate overtime rules. About 49% of American workers surveyed said they were satisfied with the number of overtime hours they worked, and another 43% said they wanted to increase their working hours. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive for staffing firm Kronos Inc., showed a surge in U.S. workers filing complaints against their employers for wage and hour violations, including overtime work and miscalculations of overtime pay. So far this year, more than 7,000 people have filed lawsuits against their employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to estimates from the law firm Seyfarth & Shaw. But ten years ago, there were only 2,000 cases against employers. About two-thirds of foreign hourly wage workers said their employers sometimes violate overtime rules. Those interviewed included hourly wage workers in countries including the United Kingdom, France, Australia, China, Canada, Mexico, India and Brazil. The workers most likely to complain about rights violations are hourly wage workers in China, India and the United Kingdom. Most of the hourly workers interviewed were willing to work overtime because they wanted to be paid more. The survey included 666 Americans and 1,700 hourly wage workers from other countries.