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Suffolk District Attorney Recovers Nearly $800k in Restitution Owed to Workers From Wage Theft
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney, in partnership with the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Insurance Fund, announced

Manhattan District Attorney Announces Creation of Office’s First “Worker Protection Unit” to Combat Wage Theft
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, announced the creation of the Office’s first-ever Worker Protection Unit to investigate and prosecute wage theft and other forms

Employers Cheat Workers Out of $4 Billion in Overtime Pay by Misclassifying Workers as Managers
According to a study conducted by National Bureau of Economic Research, employers cheated workers out of $4 billion in overtime wages by misclassifying them as

Waiter Sues Upper East Side Restaurant For Working Just for Tips
A former waiter at Kaia Wine Bar on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has filed a lawsuit for failing to pay him, and other

McDonald’s Franchise to Pay Nearly $2 Million to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
An Arizona headquartered franchise owner operating approximately 18 McDonalds restaurants in Nevada, Arizona and California, will pay $1,997,500 to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed

Are White Males Victims of “Reverse Discrimination” in Employment?
A recent survey by ResumeBuilder reports that fifty-two percent of hiring managers surveyed believe that their companies use “reverse discrimination” against white applicants when making

Connecticut And New York Bakeries to Pay $952k For Wage Theft Violations
A wage theft lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor has resulted in a federal court ordering three bakeries located in Connecticut and New

Construction Company Pays $500,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit
Latina construction employees who were subjected to unwelcome sexual advances were awarded a $500,000 settlement in their sex harassment case by The Equal Employment Opportunity

H Mart Warehouse Workers and Drivers Recover $118,000 in Their Wage Theft Case
Five former warehouse workers and drivers for the renowned Asian food supplier H Mart reached an agreement to resolve their wage theft claims against the

Court Holds That Exotic Dancers were Misclassified as Independent Contractors
A federal judge in Kentucky has ruled that a group of exotic dancers qualified as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. And therefore were