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 [...]
The work of paramedics and emergency medical technicians has never been easy. The COVID-19 pandemic and short-staffing have made this work downright brutal for thousands of these crucial frontline [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
