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New Jersey Gas Stations To Pay $650,000 For Minimum Wage and Overtime Violations
Five South Jersey gas stations will pay $650,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 29 current and former employees, following an investigation by the

Hurricane Recovery Workers In Puerto Rico Receive $5.6 Million for Overtime Pay Violations
Investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor have resulted in the recovery of $5,579,939 in back wages and benefits owed to 993 employees of nine

“English-Only” Rule May Violate the Law
Employees who are discriminated against by an “English-only” policy may sue their employers for discrimination. Osteria Fasulo, a restaurant in Davis, California, was sued by

$50 Billion Dollars Stolen from Workers Each Year Due to Wage Theft
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered a record $304 million in back wages for workers who were cheated out of their wages in 2018. In

Age Discrimination in the NFL: Trevor Lawrence’s Legal Right to Enter the NFL Draft
Trevor Lawrence’s running lane to the 2019 NFL Draft is through the laws in New York which prohibit age discrimination in employment. The NFL and

Chili’s Bar & Grill Accused of Sex Bias Against Woman For Not Conforming to Gender Norms
A former server of Chili’s has filed a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the restaurant chain for sex discrimination. The

Disaster Relief Workers Are Cheated Out of Overtime Pay
After natural disasters strike, the hundreds of workers hired to help restore damaged areas often do not receive the overtime compensation they are owed. Inspectors,

More Than $35 Million in Stolen Wages Returned to Workers in 2018
A statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office announced that more than $35 million was returned to over 35,000 victims of wage theft in 2018, continuing

Dickies Sued by Former Marketing Director for Age Discrimination
Williamson Dickie, the global workwear company known as Dickies, has been sued by Alan Burks, a former marketing director who claims he was terminated due

The Misadventures of an Idealistic Restaurant in Cut-Throat New York
Lou Pechman’s observation on the Department of Labor’s tipped minimum wage hearings was noted in today’s New York Times.