Author: Miguelina Paulino
New Jersey Construction Company Ordered to Pay $711K for Overtime Wage Theft
A federal court in New Jersey ordered an electrical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning company based in Union, New Jersey, and its owners, to
Cleaning Workers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Recover $129,000 for Wage Theft Violations
BMS Cat, a Texas-based company specializing in disaster recovery, and two subcontractors have paid former cleaning workers $129,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the
Hotel Worker Recovers $30K for Overtime Pay During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In a case handled by Pechman Law Group, Hillside Hotel in Jamaica, Queens, has paid $30,000 to a former housekeeping employee, to resolve a federal court
Prevailing Wage Law in New York’s Construction Industry
Prevailing wage law can be difficult to understand even for practitioners experienced in wage-and-hour laws. It is not always clear what the law requires of
National Labor Relations Board Will Ensure Rights and Remedies for Immigrant Workers
In a new memorandum to all field offices released today, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced critical policies to ensure that
Gianfranco Cuadra Discusses New Protections for Undocumented Workers on ABC’s Tiempo
Gianfranco Cuadra appeared on Tiempo to discuss a new law that helps protect undocumented immigrants from extortion or coercion. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed
Wage Theft Hits Immigrants – Hard
Our wage theft lawsuit on behalf of workers at a Wayfair warehouse in New Jersey was noted by the Center for Public Integrity in its
Biden Administration Does Away with Worksite Immigration Raids
The Biden administration announced that it would no longer raid workplaces to arrest undocumented workers en masse, putting an end to the Trump-era policy, which
Salt Bae and His Nusr-et Steakhouse Chain Sued for Misclassifying Kitchen Workers as Sous Chefs to Avoid Paying Overtime Wages
Five former grillers at celebrity chef and internet sensation Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et steakhouse chain filed a lawsuit alleging that the restaurants cheated them out of
“Salt Bae” Sued for Unpaid Overtime Pay
Our recent lawsuit against Turkish restaurant, Nusr-Et Steakhouse, alleges that cooks who grill the steaks at the restaurant were misclassified as exempt so that they