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Why “Burden of Proof” Matters for Workers Determining which party has the burden of proof in a legal proceed can be a complicated issue. This is one reason that it is important to [...]

In a “win” for workers, the federal Department of Labor has proposed new regulations regarding tipped employees, including reinstatement of the 80/20 rule for side work. The new [...]

Each year millions of workers throughout the county are victims of wage theft. To combat wage theft, several states have passed legislation that supplement federal law to strengthen workers’ [...]

Department of Labor Revises “Joint Employer” Definition: What Restaurant Workers Should Know In May 2019, the United States Department of Labor proposed revisions of what a “joint employer” means [...]

In April 2019, a group of restaurant workers in Albuquerque, New Mexico staged protests concerning alleged wage theft in restaurants throughout the city. Some of the techniques the workers [...]

Side Work May Violate Wage Laws Statistics show that the restaurant industry provides jobs for 15 million people and generates $799 billion each year. Despite the size and scope of the restaurant [...]

At the end of October, 2018, a lawyer in Massachusetts filed a wage lawsuit complaint on behalf of nine workers at Happy Lamb Hot Pot in Cambridge, Massachusetts alleging that the restaurant [...]