Austin-based Workers Defense Project opened its Oak Cliff branch today inside Christ Episcopal Church at 10th and Llewellyn.

The nonprofit found in a study with the University of Texas that one in four construction workers in Dallas reported being paid less than the minimum wage or being stiffed entirely on their rightful wages.

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In Austin, the Workers Defense Project has helped 1,100 workers recoup more than $900,000 from their employers. The organization also trains workers on their rights and has pushed for legislation to protect low-wage earners, including the passage of a statewide law that allows police to arrest employers who refuse to pay their workers.