{"id":2375,"date":"2026-05-22T21:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2026-05-22T21:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:01:51","slug":"worker-alleges-wage-theft-at-lbj-hospital-project-you-have-to-settle-for-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2375","title":{"rendered":"Worker alleges wage theft at LBJ Hospital project: ‘You Have to Settle for Less’"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON<\/strong> – <\/span>More workers are coming forward with allegations of wage theft and harsh conditions at the multi-billion-dollar LBJ Hospital expansion project in Northeast Houston. Local union leaders claim contractors are failing to properly pay their employees.<\/p>

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\u2018Drastic\u2019 Drops in Pay<\/h2>

What they’re saying:<\/p>

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Tanya McMillen, a former worker on the project, decided to speak out. She provided FOX 26 with pay stubs documenting a sudden multi-dollar drop in her hourly wage.<\/p>

McMillen says the pay cut came without explanation, even though she held the exact same high-level credentials required for the heavy labor.<\/p>

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“It’s weird to see that big of a drop, drastic drop, because at the end of the day, I mean, it’s just that you’re doing the same job,” McMillen said. “Nothing about you has changed\u2014like you still have a CDL, you still have Crane, but to work on this project, it’s like you have to settle for less just to even have a job.”<\/p>

Beyond the pay cuts, McMillen described a relentless work environment. She started in early March but left after suffering a heat-induced health event she says was brought on by long hours without adequate breaks.<\/p>

As a minority and a woman, McMillen admitted she was initially terrified of speaking up.<\/p>

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“People can’t complain because at the end of the day, they need a job,” she added. Since leaving, she has struggled to find new employment.<\/p>

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