Private Justice Takes A Step Back
“I’ll see YOU in court!” Whether in the modest halls of county small claims court or the walnut-paneled chambers of the federal district courts, in the United States, if you are [...]
“I’ll see YOU in court!” Whether in the modest halls of county small claims court or the walnut-paneled chambers of the federal district courts, in the United States, if you are [...]
Failure to pay the tipped minimum wage is a part of the $50Billion problem of wage theft. This violation covers everything from minimum wage violations in the hospitality industry to unpaid commissions for sales and [...]
Every significant worker protection law, whether at the federal or state level, protects workers who complain about and witness illegal or unsafe working conditions. Yet, year after year, retaliation remains [...]
“I see what you’re doing there …” Anti-Retaliation Protections of New York’s Whistleblower Laws Expanded Worker complaints of retaliation are the single-largest segment of employment discrimination claims in the United [...]
Wage theft costs American workers an estimated $15 billion to over $40 billion per year and continues to be one of the most troubling aspects of employment in the United [...]
The New York City city council recently passed a milestone package of bills aimed at improving the working conditions and protecting the pay of food delivery gig workers. Mayor De [...]
The prevailing wage rules require that a special, higher, minimum wage be paid to workers on projects and in jobs that are funded with or benefit from government resources. Many [...]
Every significant worker protection law, whether at the federal or state level, protects workers who complain about and witness illegal or unsafe working conditions, yet retaliation remains, year after year, [...]
The hospitality business just doesn't get it, apparently. Despite years of legislation, enforcement by the US Department of Labor, private litigation, class actions, public approbation and shaming of violators - [...]
Discrimination comes in many forms, and in sometimes surprising ways to those who have not experienced or reflected on what others might be going through. In this case, take a [...]