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A Perspective from the Border
Laura Rodriguez is an attorney at Pechman Law Group. In June, Pechman Law Group sponsored her trip to Texas to volunteer for the Dilley Pro

Hall’s Southern Kitchen to Pay $150K to Resolve Tip Theft Lawsuit
A Charleston based restaurant group has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a class action lawsuit brought by 33 former employees who claimed they were

New York Farm Workers Entitled to Overtime Wages
Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act, ending exclusions that prevented farm employees from receiving the same benefits as workers in

West Village Diner Pays $100,000 for Retaliation Against Workers
Waverly Restaurant, an iconic diner in New York City’s West Village, has paid $100,000 to settle a case brought by four former waiters and bussers

Cable Channel NY1 Hit with Gender and Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Five long time female news anchors at NY1 have accused the cable channel and its parent company Charter Communications of pushing out older female anchors

Contractors Indicted For Failing To Pay More Than $280K In Wages To Construction Workers
Owners of Vick Construction and AVM Construction Corp. have been indicted by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman for allegedly failing to pay proper prevailing wages

JPMorgan to Pay $5M for Parental Leave Bias Lawsuit
JPMorgan has agreed to pay $5 million to end a class action lawsuit alleging it discriminated against fathers by giving mothers more parental leave. The

Louisiana Construction Company to Pay $178k For Unpaid Overtime
A drywall contractor in Louisiana has paid $178,766 in back wages to 108 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and failing to

McDonald’s Hit with New Sex Harassment Lawsuits
McDonald’s has been hit with a new set of claims from employees that claim they were sexually harassed by co-workers and managers. These complaints came

Delivery Drivers Sue Amazon Shipping Company for Wage Theft
Delivery drivers in Ohio have sued their employer, Inpax Shipping Solutions, a company that delivers packages for Amazon, for unpaid overtime wages and time shaving,