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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

Bi-Weekly Pay Can Violate New York’s Late Payment Law
The New York Labor Law requires “manual workers” to be paid weekly, never later than seven calendar days after the end of the week in

Chipotle Sued for Sexual Harassment by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Fast food chain Chipotle Services LLC and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., violated federal law by subjecting young female employees to egregious and ongoing sexual harassment

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