The Wage Theft Crisis: US Employers Are Robbing Workers Blind
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 [...]
New Jersey Diner Employees May Be Owed Extensive Minimum Wage and Overtime
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 [...]
Prevailing Wage Regulations to Be Updated
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 [...]
Prevailing Wages for New York Flaggers
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, [...]
Pennsylvania Revamps Its Tipping Laws
The Keystone State has recently approved a comprehensive reform of its somewhat antiquated laws and regulations regarding workers whose pay includes tips. Although there are few bold innovations or dramatic changes to [...]
Service With a Smile – and Several Complications – Gratuities, Tips, and Wage Theft
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 [...]
The Retaliation Hall of Shame, v. II
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 [...]
2022 Brings Minimum Wage Increases
From the fight to establish the first minimum wage law to today, there has always been resistance to the simple requirement that workers be paid a living wage for full-time work. The [...]