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New Legal Protections for New York Warehouse Workers
New York Warehouse Workers Get More Legal Protections In December 2022, New York passed a new law giving additional legal protections to workers in warehouses and distribution/fulfillment centers. The new law is called the New York Warehouse Worker Protection Act (“WWPA”). The New York Warehouse Worker Protection Act will take effect on February 19, 2023. […]
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Denver Colorado Wage Theft Protection Ordinance
Denver Colorado Wage Theft Ordinance Wage theft is unlawful everywhere in the United States, and yet, employers still engage in the practice and use many methods to underpay and steal the wages of their employees. Fortunately, lawmakers around the country have been enacting legislation to punish wage theft more severely and better protect workers. For […]
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Pregnant Workers and Nursing Mothers Obtain New Protections in the Workplace
New Federal Laws Protect Pregnant Workers and Nursing Mothers If you are a pregnant worker or nursing mother, you are now afforded additional protections in the workplace under federal law. Congress recently enacted two laws — the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”). Both […]
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Colorado Wage Theft
Increased Penalties for Employers Committing Colorado Wage Theft Colorado continues to lead the nation in protecting workers from wage theft and late payment of wages. Colorado recently enacted what is currently known as Senate Bill 22-161 which contains many new protections for workers including additional Colorado Wage Theft protections. See here for a summary and […]
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WAGE THEFT in the oilfield: How workers are losing out on thousands in overtime pay
Are Oilfield Workers Being Cheated Out of Overtime Pay? Wage theft in the oilfield is rampant. Oilfield workers are the backbone of the energy industry, working long hours in tough conditions to extract the oil and gas that powers our economy. But, as we have previously written about, oilfield workers are being cheated out of […]
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Why it is Better for Employees to Pursue Unpaid Wage Claims By Filing a Federal Lawsuit Instead of the DOL
Pursuing unpaid wage claims can be a daunting and overwhelming task for employees, especially if they are not sure where to turn for help. In many cases, employees may be tempted to file their claims with the Department of Labor (DOL), believing that this is the best way to get the wages they are owed. […]
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Workers in New York City Protected from Hiring Biases
Artificial Intelligence Hiring Biases in New York City Workers in New York City have a new way to fight hiring biases. Over the last decade and more, employers have been using artificial intelligence (“AI”), machine learning (“ML”) and algorithmic computer programs to make hiring decisions. Often, the result is some sort of ranking, scaling or […]
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Wage Theft and Chauffeur Drivers
Chauffeur Drivers: You have Legal Rights Are Chauffeur Drivers Employees? Despite what many believe, most chauffeur drivers and other types of common-carrier drivers are just like “regular” employees. This means that chauffeur drivers are entitled to be paid the minimum wage, entitled to be paid for “waiting time,” entitled to overtime, and entitled to keep […]
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Class Action Lawsuits Benefit Workers
Workers have Class Action Rights A class action lawsuit is a form of civil litigation where workers with similar grievances can join together and file one lawsuit instead of filing many separate lawsuits. So, suppose that Maria is a worker, and her employer has shorted her wages $100. It turns out that the same thing […]
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Colorado Employees Protected from Retaliation
Colorado Employees Colorado law continues to protect workers’ rights by adding new laws to increase the legal protection afforded to Colorado employees. Colorado recently enacted what is called Senate Bill (“S.B.”) 22-161 which substantially increases legal protections for workers in Colorado. See here for text of statute. S.B. 22-161 has many provisions and changes – […]
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Overtime Pay for Piecework
Workers paid a Piece Rate are Entitled to Overtime Pay Federal law requires employers to pay workers overtime for piecework. If you are paid by a piece rate (e.g. by the “piece” or “task completed”) you are entitled still entitled to overtime pay pursuant to federal law. Employers will often try to pay workers a […]
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New Mexico Paid Leave FAQs
FAQs and More Details on the New Mexico Paid Leave Act The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (the “DWS”) has issued some guidelines and information (hereinafter the “Guide”) about the New Mexico Paid Leave Act also known as the Healthy Workplaces Act (“HWA”) which became effective on July 1, 2022. We previously wrote an […]
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Employees Entitled to Back Wages in Massachusetts
Construction Workers: Massachusetts Punishes Insulation Company for Wage and Hour Violations If your employer fails to pay your wages, fails to pay proper overtime, and/or cheats you out of your earned sick and other paid days off, your employer can be punished. Your employer can be required to pay its employees all the back pay […]
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Staffing Company Pays $9.3 Million for Overtime Pay in Pennsylvania
Employees at Staffing Company are Entitled to Overtime Pay A staffing company in Philadelphia has agreed to a judgment requiring them to pay $9.3 million in back wages and overtime pay in Pennsylvania to 1,756 employees and former employees. See the press release here. The staffing company hired workers who were sent to staff jobs […]
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Drywall Installers are Employees in New Jersey
Drywall Installers are “Employees” Entitled to Overtime and Other Benefits The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a group of drywall installers are New Jersey employees entitled to overtime and other benefits under New Jersey law. One of the ways that employers engage in wage theft is to falsely misclassify workers as “independent contractors” rather […]
