Waiting on Paychecks In New York, Wage Theft Violators Get Millions in Government Contracts ProPublica and Documented identified 25 employers that, despite histories of wage theft, have received contracts worth more than a collective $500 million from city and state agencies since 2018. by Marcus Baram, Documented, with data analysis by Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, July 15, 5 a.m. EDT Local Reporting