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LIHU’E — Federal investigators have recovered nearly $63,000 in back wages and damages for 42 employees of...
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A recent Federal Court decision ruling that the death of a migrant farm worker from COVID-19 fell...
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Federal judge orders New Kensington landscaping company to pay $150,000 in back wages and penalties
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A New Kensington landscaping company has been ordered to pay $150,000 in back wages and penalties after...
More and more often, employers are asking a question that would have been unheard of even five...
(The Center Square) – A Tennessee bill that would allow cities and counties to set their own...
AASA Provides Updates on New Electric Vehicle Legislation and New AASA Supply Chain Forum
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On the finale of the AASA Q1 media call on February 21, Catherine Boland, MEMA Vice President,...
Thai restaurant Sweet Lemons in Weymouth, Massachusetts, was ordered by a federal judge to pay 13 workers...
Your Way Cafe sued under Fair Labor Standards Act with low bale counter bid cited By Matthew...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 What is the proper way to dismiss a case that the parties have...
MLB lawyer says minor league players shouldn’t be paid during spring training | Launderer’s report
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John E. Moore III/Getty Images Major League Baseball does not believe minor league players should be paid...
ALBANY – A grant that could cost taxpayers up to $130 million a year is being proposed...
Our weekly federal news digest highlights redistricting updates in Hawaii, New York and Pennsylvania, and the FDA...
Investigators say business owner owed employees tips and overtime by: Amanda Arden Job : 1 Feb 2022...
Last Friday, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a free speech case with potentially significant...
In a Dec. 13, 2021 decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Court adopted a standard previously applied in federal...
Arise and theirs, Atlanta! Here’s everything you need to know to get a good start on Tuesday....
We were unable to ship the item. A Little Rock law firm won a partial victory this...
By Ada Fisher The life of the late Senator Robert “Bob” Joseph Dole is a poignant reminder...
The Massachusetts Judicial Supreme Court issued an opinion in Jinks v. Credico (USA), LLC setting out the...
COUNTERPOINT | Overtime for agricultural workers deserved part of the progress of work | Opinion
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Should agricultural workers be entitled to overtime payment? In short – yes, and immediately. In other industries,...
The pandemic has made it clear how essential care is to people’s lives and to the economy....
According to a study conducted in 12 cities around the world, from Accra, Ghana, to Lima, Peru,...
A group of current and former Vail Resorts employees are involved in a proposed class action lawsuit...
How will testing of unvaccinated employees work under Biden’s vaccine mandate? | Business
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The morning news from Dallas The new rules released by OSHA on Thursday have legal experts wondering...
West Hollywood City Council is expected to vote on raising the city’s minimum wage to $ 17.64...
When a California jury returned a record verdict against Tesla for racial discrimination on October 4, it...
CENTRALIA – The United States House of Representatives on Friday passed Congressman Jaime Herrera Beutler’s Act on...
As contractors and agencies scramble to comply with the vaccine mandate of government contractors, there appears to...
Paragraph 6 of Article 2 of the Law on Labor Standards defines an “employment contract†as “an...
Buyer Beware: Federal Common Law of Successor Liability May Create Unexpected Liability Dechert srl
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Key points to remember: The Third, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal have recognized the...
BUFFALO – Two Niagara County men will serve mostly house arrest sentences for forcing undocumented immigrants to...
By Rick Archer (October 5, 2021, 7:08 p.m. EDT) – The liquidation trustee of the former U.S....
Related practices and jurisdictions Saturday, October 2, 2021 Congress drama. There was a drama this week on...
ROSEDALE – At a sugarcane and soybean farm outside of Baton Rouge, farm workers faced more than...
An employer can require an hourly non-exempt employee to take an unpaid meal period during their commuting...
If you have employees you don’t pay overtime, be prepared to explain why their duties make them...
Dive brief: The US Department of Labor will expand its ability to impose fines on employers who...
More than 700 workers at the Y-12 national security complex are suing their employers for overtime payment....
One of my guiding principles as a labor lawyer is that if a person works, they should...
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge this week granted preliminary approval to settlements reached between exotic dancers and...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Citing factors such as inflation, population deceleration, migration, and the long-term economic effects...
Raising the minimum wage has been a frequent topic of discussion in recent years, but few mention...
NEW YORK – A federal court on Monday ordered coach Steve Asmussen to pay a total of...
As many employers are implementing a weekly COVID-19 vaccination or testing mandate (which will soon be required...
By Jessica AndersonBaltimore Sun BALTIMORE – Baltimore has agreed to pay nearly 2,500 current and former Baltimore...
Tech giants like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash may soon be knocking on people’s doors, but it won’t...
To determine what products to sell in his stores when he started his business half a century...
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Breaking down the trickier aspects of Massachusetts laws By Ludwell Chase and Amy B. Royal, Esq. State...
In a notice published on June 22, the Eleventh Circuit established a clear test for exemption from...
The battle over the interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s tip credit provision has taken a...
In 2020, Lowe’s non-exempt hourly workers sued the home improvement retailer under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
Released on June 18, 2021 Contact Jacques Coe (E-mail), (360) 890-0381 Communications office Correctional Officer Gabriel Forrest...
To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. Strong points In Scott v. Antero Resources...
Another county officers’ discussion on the county handbook will begin the Woodward County Commissioners meeting Monday morning...
Vail Resorts has announced hourly rate increases for most low-wage workers at its ski resorts in the...
Photo File | Minden Town Hall At a staff meeting that took place earlier today, revisions were...
There is a silent and invisible apartheid in Taiwan. This is unheard of in large part because...
10:32 EDT 10:32 democratic members of Congress are mobilizing on the steps of the short Supreme for...
A Tampa company that supplies home health workers to seniors and people with disabilities did not provide...
Everyone involved in hiring knows a common factor related to employee churn rate: people often don’t quit...
Amazon.com Services LLC has no obligation to pay fulfillment center employees for time spent undergoing mandatory Covid-19...
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the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA), Go. Code § 40.1-29.2, is effective July 1, 2021, and will...
US labor law divides workers into “employees,” who are entitled to coverage under certain laws such as...
Editor’s Note: The articles on this list were the most viewed on SummitDaily.com last week. 1. Opening...
EATON – Eaton City Council passed a resolution authorizing City Manager Brad Collins to sign a settlement...
On May 25, 2021, both houses of the Illinois General Assembly approved a amendment the state law...
TOWNSHIP, MA – The owner of Capone Bros. Inc., a Canton-based contracting company, threatened a former employee...
Law360 (May 26, 2021, 7:14 p.m. EDT) – Production workers claiming a sand mine operator deprived them...
Despite Republicans’ objections, the Maine Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee heard a presentation Friday on the racist...
“The pandemic has increased the fact that farm workers are committing suicide to keep our food system...
Demiraiakian, who takes care of furniture assembly and DIY work, says she was once tasked with what...
