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Cleaning Workers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Recover $129,000 for Wage Theft Violations
BMS Cat, a Texas-based company specializing in disaster recovery, and two subcontractors have paid former cleaning workers $129,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the

Hotel Worker Recovers $30K for Overtime Pay During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In a case handled by Pechman Law Group, Hillside Hotel in Jamaica, Queens, has paid $30,000 to a former housekeeping employee, to resolve a federal court

Prevailing Wage Law in New York’s Construction Industry
Prevailing wage law can be difficult to understand even for practitioners experienced in wage-and-hour laws. It is not always clear what the law requires of

National Labor Relations Board Will Ensure Rights and Remedies for Immigrant Workers
In a new memorandum to all field offices released today, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced critical policies to ensure that

Wage Theft Hits Immigrants – Hard
Our wage theft lawsuit on behalf of workers at a Wayfair warehouse in New Jersey was noted by the Center for Public Integrity in its

Biden Administration Does Away with Worksite Immigration Raids
The Biden administration announced that it would no longer raid workplaces to arrest undocumented workers en masse, putting an end to the Trump-era policy, which

Salt Bae and His Nusr-et Steakhouse Chain Sued for Misclassifying Kitchen Workers as Sous Chefs to Avoid Paying Overtime Wages
Five former grillers at celebrity chef and internet sensation Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et steakhouse chain filed a lawsuit alleging that the restaurants cheated them out of

Popular Chappaqua Eateries Frequented by Bill Clinton Sued for Wage Theft
The Journal News reported on a wage theft lawsuit filed by Pechman Law Group against Taco Street and Pizza Station in Chappaqua, NY. The restaurants

Can my Employer Require me to take the COVID-19 Vaccine?
As the Delta variant of Covid-19 surges and the Food and Drug Administration issues its final approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, more and more companies

$590,000 Recovered for Airline Workers Who Were Not Reimbursed Uniform Costs
New York Attorney General Letitia James reached an agreement with airline service company Eulen America for failing to reimburse employees more than half a million