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Federal Court has Granted Preliminary Approval of a $1.8 Million Settlement for Class Action on behalf of CSS Cleaning Workers at Montefiore’s Facilities
Cleaning Workers brought a class action lawsuit alleging wage theft against CSS Building Solutions Inc., a facilities management company, and Montefiore Health Systems, Inc. The

The Supreme Court Will Consider a Straight Woman’s “Reverse Discrimination” Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a “reverse discrimination” employment case under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 asking whether

US Department Of Labor Recovers More Than $1B In Wage Theft Cases
The Biden-Harris administration announced this week that the Department of Labor has recovered more than $1 billion in back wages and damages for workers since

New York Gas Stations Pay $1.2M for Wage Theft Violations
The Department of Labor obtained a federal court judgment requiring 15 gas stations–operating under brands such as BP, Mobil and Sunoco– in Bronx, Nassau, and

Nursing Homes Pay More Than $445K For Overtime Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor found that Hurlbut Health Consulting LLC, an operation of several nursing homes in Rochester, New York, violated the overtime provisions

Worker Rights In New Jersey
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development kicked off a campaign to raise awareness of workplace rights across the Garden State in recognition

Home Health Care Agency To Pay $1.6M in Wage Theft Case
Corabia Home Health Care LLC will pay nearly $1.6 million in overtime back wages, damages, and fines to resolve a U.S. Department of Labor wage theft lawsuit

Pennsylvania Court Awards $35.8 Million in Wage Theft Case
In one of the nation’s largest wage theft recoveries, a Pennsylvania federal court has awarded $35.8 million in overtime back wages and liquidated damages to

$3.75M Settlement Marks Largest Wage Theft Deal in D.C. History
More than 1,200 construction workers will receive restitution for lost compensation and sick leave as part of the largest workers’ rights settlement in the District’s

Department of Labor Recovers $1.5 Million for 430 HVAC Technicians Misclassified as Independent Contractors
In one of the largest wage theft recoveries of its kind, the Department of Labor has recovered more than $1.5 million in unpaid overtime wages