Caregiver Protections in the News
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 a [...]
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 it [...]
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 [...]
Prevailing Wages for New York State Truck Drivers
Many factors make it tricky for New York truck and delivery drivers to determine what pay they are entitled to receive. We previously discussed a few of the challenges of driver [...]
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 [...]
Are You “In The Red?”
Equal Pay Day is observed on March 15 this year - this is the day chosen to signify how much extra women must work in order to earn the same pay [...]
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 [...]
Happy Labor Day – Coverage of New York’s Prevailing Wage Law Extended
Governor Kathy Hochul signed an important modification to the New York state prevailing wage laws on Labor Day, extending the law's coverage to thousands of building services workers. Prevailing wage [...]
The Prevailing Wage Is Required to be Paid in Hundreds of Jobs – Is Yours Covered?
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 [...]