New York construction company indicted for wage theft, fraud
"Time and again, we've seen how wage theft is symptomatic of an overall disregard for workers' well-being on work sites where companies regularly defraud their employees," said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. in a press release.
Am I entitled to overtime as a salaried employee?
DOL seeks rapid enforcement action against repeat wage offender
2nd Circuit affirms that unpaid Hearst interns were not employees
Legal Update: New York State Department of Labor Attempts to Clarify Rules on Home Health Aide Pay
State Street Corp. to pay $5 million in wage discrimination case
The State Street Corp., a financial services organization, commissioned the famous "Fearless Girl" statue on Wall Street to promote female involvement in corporate leadership. Now, that same organization has agreed to pay women and African-American executives $5 million after the Department of Labor found that it had systematically underpaid them. State Street denies any wrongdoing.
DOL: Company failed to include everything in overtime calculation
The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division has obtained $165,379 in back wages and damages from a regional health care management company on behalf of 594 workers whose overtime rates were improperly calculated.
Undocumented workers have labor protections
There is a lot on the minds of undocumented immigrants in the U.S these days. On Wednesday, January 25, 2017, President Trump signed far-reaching executive orders on immigration designed to curb unauthorized entry into the U.S. and strengthen enforcement on "illegals" currently in the country.
New law protects freelance workers
There are plenty of people who work nontraditional jobs. Freelancing is a common example, and can offer a way for professionals to have more flexibility in their work.
