The New York City Comptroller's office has recently updated its prevailing wage schedules, introducing a separate category for flaggers for the first time. While the New York State Department [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a transformative new rule that is set to redefine the landscape of overtime pay eligibility for millions of American workers. Effective [...]
According to estimates by the Economic Policy Institute, in the US, legally owed wages totaling over $15 billion are being stolen from minimum wage workers by their employers every [...]
Have you ever considered secretly recording inappropriate behavior or unlawful acts occurring at work but held back over uncertainty around the legal implications? While covert workplace taping raises complex [...]
Changes to Davis-Bacon Act Could Mean More Wages for Workers on Federally-Funded Construction Projects On October 23, 2023, significant changes to Davis-Bacon Act regulations will go into effect. The United [...]
New Jersey is the diner capital of the United States, and before the COVID-19 pandemic boasted over 500 diners. Diners provide convenience and comfort food to thousands of customers [...]
Mass layoffs of hundreds and thousands of workers are daily stories in the news. From manufacturing to technology, no industry is safe from mass terminations as companies cut costs [...]
Two interesting news items regarding caregivers have recently come to our attention. The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced an initiative focused on wage theft affecting healthcare workers. In [...]
The Davis-Bacon Act establishes a federal minimum wage to be paid to workers on projects benefiting from federal funds. Generally known as the “prevailing wage,” the United States Supreme Court described [...]
Flaggers are a common sight, standing out in all kinds of weather, directing pedestrians, drivers, and construction vehicles. Although flaggers work at construction sites, often assist other construction workers, [...]
