Debunking Lien Myths: Empirical Evidence for an Essential Tool in the Fight against Wage Theft

Wage lien laws have immense potential to help workers collect owed wages. Because liens can secure rights to property before full adjudication, workers can rest assured that real assets will exist should they prevail and scofflaw employers cannot easily hide assets from collections. Despite the proven usefulness of wage lien laws, opponents frequently argue that broad lien regimes would restrict credit.

Publisher: Département des relations industrielles de l’Université Laval