What’s New
2009 General News
Workers sue PPG for unpaid OT to stock Lowe's
- By: The Associated Press
- 12/31/2009
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Latino labor leaders denounce wage violations
- By: El Semanario
- 12/31/2009
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Pa. Supreme Court rules against gov on layoffs
- By: The Washington Post
- 12/29/2009
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Redskins Workers Fight For Their Right to Rights
- By: Washington City Paper
- 12/29/2009
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Agriculture child labor regulations online
- By: The Fort Morgan Times
- 12/28/2009
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Disabled workers paid cents per hour at state-run homes
- By: Des Moines Register
- 12/28/2009
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Jason Zink and the tip pooling lawsuit
- By: The Baltimore Sun
- 12/22/2009
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Lawsuit alleges abuses at Golden Era
- By: The Valley Chronicle
- 12/18/2009
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Industrial laundry firm settles 'living wage' lawsuit
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 12/18/2009
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Judge rules furloughs illegal for prison guards
- By: The Los Angeles Times
- 12/17/2009
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As wage theft rises, states and cities crack down
- By: The Associated Press
- 12/17/2009
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AT&T workers sue for $1 billion in overtime pay
- By: Reuters
- 12/16/2009
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California Attorney General Sues Los Angeles Carwash
- By: CLEAN Carwash Campaign
- 12/15/2009
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Work Visa Program Is Rife With Problems
- By: The Kansas City Star
- 12/14/2009
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Ithaca restaurants cited for labor violations
- By: Ithaca Journal
- 12/11/2009
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US Labor Department forms alliance with Mexican Consulate in New York and Diocese of Brooklyn
- By: United States Department of Labor
- 12/10/2009
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DOL Recovers More than $1.7 Million for SSM Health Care Workers
- By: Occupational Health & Safety Online
- 12/10/2009
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Unpaid Ghost Town workers were warned pay might not come
- By: Smoky Mountain News
- 12/09/2009
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Walmart warehouse workers charge wage theft
- By: Community Media Workshop
- 12/09/2009
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Security workers could get back pay
- By: The Washington Post
- 12/08/2009
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U.S. Labor investigates Atlas
- By: m.knoxnews.com
- 12/08/2009
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Store employees 'Xpect' almost $17,000 in unpaid wages
- By: News Times
- 12/08/2009
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Ex-worker in Nevada suing Amazon.com over pay
- By: Associated Press
- 12/05/2009
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Solis Taking DOL Agenda Online in Web Chat
- By: Occupational Health & Safety Online
- 12/05/2009
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BCS facing second employee lawsuit
- By: Barrow Journal
- 12/03/2009
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Eurofresh to pay about $1M to settle labor claims
- By: Arizona Daily Star
- 12/03/2009
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Limo drivers’ suit over wages gets class action status
- By: Las Vegas Sun
- 12/03/2009
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Putting Wage Theft on the Map (Literally)
- By: Labor Notes
- 12/03/2009
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Costco Legal Advice Is Privileged, Court Rules
- By: Courthouse News Service
- 12/02/2009
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Supervisors vote to comply on wages
- By: Columbus Telegram
- 12/02/2009
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Wal-Mart agrees to record $40M wage settlement in Massachusetts
- By: The Boston Globe
- 12/02/2009
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Bad times bring more lawsuits and insurance to protect against them
- By: Maine Biz
- 11/30/2009
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Bill would hold employers accountable for reneging on wage agreements
- By: Daily Court Reporter
- 11/30/2009
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NY law encourages victims of wage theft to come forward, toughens whistleblower protections
- By: The Los Angeles Times
- 11/27/2009
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Workers Sue American Express Vendor for Violations of Federal and State Labor Laws
- By: PR Web
- 11/25/2009
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Slopers in guilt trap as restaurants shortchange deliverymen
- By: The Brooklyn Paper
- 11/24/2009
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Group protests outside Dearborn restaurant
- By: Heritage Newspapers
- 11/24/2009
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Criminal charges rare in cases like Atalissa
- By: The Des Moines Register
- 11/23/2009
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In Chicago—And Around U.S.—Workers Continue Wage Theft Fight
- By: Working In These Times
- 11/23/2009
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Bill aims to help workers due pay
- By: The Columbus DIspatch
- 11/20/2009
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Labor Department Announces Findings of Wage & Hour Investigation in Upscale Park Slope Neighborhood
- By: New York State Department of Labor
- 11/19/2009
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Statement by US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on Wage and Hour Division’s increased enforcement and outreach efforts
- By: US Department of Labor
- 11/19/2009
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Michigan’s Wage & Hour Division collects $2.3 million in unpaid workers’ wages in FY 2009
- By: The Michigan News
- 11/19/2009
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Senator Morano Introduces Wage Protection Act
- By: Progress Ohio
- 11/19/2009
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Employee fleecings ignored
- By: The Denver Post
- 11/19/2009
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Domestic Workers Go on Offensive With Ad Campaign, Conference
- By: In These Times
- 11/12/2009
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The Tempification of the American Workforce
- By: In These Times
- 11/12/2009
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New Initiative to Address Labor Needs
- By: Georgetown University
- 11/11/2009
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Justices sympathetic to applying headquarters standard to corporate jurisdiction
- By: The National Law Journal
- 11/10/2009
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City weighs OT tab after state ruling on police recruit pay
- By: New Haven Register
- 11/09/2009
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County works to fix wage violations
- By: Columbus Telegram
- 11/09/2009
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200 AT&T workers can join lawsuit
- By: New Haven Register
- 11/07/2009
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Dorchester Asbestos Removal Company Agrees to Pay Over $142,000 in Restitution and Penalties for Wage, Overtime and Record Keeping Violations
- By: Attorney General Martha Coakley
- 11/06/2009
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Tennessee Hosts Traveling Workers’ Rights Board Tour on Wage Theft and Safety Violations
- By: Jobs With Justice Blog
- 11/05/2009
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Tasty Buffet Owes Big Fine for Federal Labor Violations
- By: Memphis Daily News
- 11/05/2009
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Ex-employee's suit against Bank of America claims unpaid wages
- By: The Wichita Eagle
- 11/05/2009
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Owners of Gardena maid service taken into custody, ordered to pay back wages
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 11/04/2009
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Topless club hit with lawsuit over dancer wages
- By: Las Vegas Sun
- 11/03/2009
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Mayor submits plan to give firefighters first payment in overtime dispute
- By: Courier-Journal.com
- 11/02/2009
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No Patience Left for InkStop's Wage Theft
- By: Labor Notes
- 11/02/2009
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Workers grateful for back pay
- By: Burlington Free Press
- 11/01/2009
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State sends prosecutor its findings on Atalissa
- By: Des Moines Register
- 11/01/2009
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Protecting Day Laborers
- By: San Fernando Valley Sun
- 10/28/2009
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Illegal immigrants struggle to receive back pay
- By: CNN
- 10/28/2009
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Report: Balance Us Labor Law, Border Enforcement
- By: Associated Press
- 10/27/2009
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Wells Fargo Overtime Lawsuit: Federal Court Certifies Nationwide Class Of Wells Fargo Technical Support Workers Seeking Overtime Pay
- By: Reuters
- 10/27/2009
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State files two lawsuits against architecture firm Yamasaki Associates Inc.
- By: Crain's Detroit Business
- 10/27/2009
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Labor advocates push for law making wage theft a criminal offense in L.A.
- By: The Los Angeles Times
- 10/26/2009
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L.A. Carwash Workers Celebrate Law Preventing Wage Theft, Spread the Word
- By: AFL-CIO Now Blog
- 10/26/2009
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DC Day Laborers Step Up Efforts to Stop Wage Theft
- By: Jobs With Justice Blog
- 10/26/2009
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A labor of love - and low pay
- By: The Boston Globe
- 10/23/2009
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Union files complaint with feds against recruiting firm
- By: Shreve Port Times
- 10/23/2009
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Hearings to focus on ‘misclassified’ workers
- By: Bangor Daily News
- 10/23/2009
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Forgotten Corners of the Economy
- By: The American Prospect
- 10/21/2009
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Department of Labor Files Amicus Brief in Support of Drug Reps
- By: Unpaid Overtime Blog
- 10/20/2009
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Employers and Workers Clash in Court Over 'Contractor' Label
- By: The Wall Street Journal
- 10/20/2009
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Golden Banana dancers sue
- By: The Salem News
- 10/17/2009
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Charities being sued for not paying overtime
- By: Associated Press
- 10/17/2009
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Corporate attorneys see more litigation on the horizon
- By: San Antonio Business Journal
- 10/15/2009
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The GOP vs. Labor Law
- By: The Wall Street Journal
- 10/14/2009
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Domestic workers vulnerable to exploitation
- By: The San Francisco Chronicle
- 10/14/2009
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Builder to pay 85 workers $242,301 in overtime settlement
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 10/13/2009
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300 Allege Forced Labor in South
- By: Courthouse News Service
- 10/12/2009
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Trial to Begin on Illegal Workers
- By: The New York Times
- 10/12/2009
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BMHC Workers – Building for Pulte Homes, Other Homebuilding Corporations – Win $241K in Wage Fraud Suit
- By: Business Wire
- 10/09/2009
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S.F. Lawyer Gets Help Prepping for U.S. Supremes
- By: Legal Pad
- 10/09/2009
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Drivers files class action against CSX
- By: The Record
- 10/08/2009
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Tomato Pickers Harvest Labor Justice in Florida
- By: The Colorlines Blog
- 10/08/2009
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Obama Choice for Labor Post Advances but Then Meets a G.O.P. Roadblock
- By: The New York Times
- 10/07/2009
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United States Supreme Court Lets 2008 Family Dollar Ruling Stand
- By: Business Wire
- 10/05/2009
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NYer tapped for D.C. labor post hits wall
- By: Crain's New York Business
- 10/05/2009
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InkStop Closes All Stores, Workers Stunned
- By: ABC News Detroit
- 10/02/2009
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School District Could Owe School Food Service Workers Millions in Back Pay
- By: PRNewswire
- 09/28/2009
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Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office Announces Indictments Against Worcester Company and Owner for Wage Law Violations, Insurance Fraud and Tax Fraud
- By: Attorney General of Massachusetts
- 09/23/2009
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Restaurants cited for child labor violations
- By: The Topeka-Capital Journal
- 09/15/2009
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US: Adopt Stronger Laws for Child Farmworkers
- By: Human Rights Watch
- 09/15/2009
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Rhode Island’s Fuerza Laboral pursues employers who don’t pay their workers
- By: The Providence Journal
- 09/13/2009
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Never Hire Interns Without Paying Them
- By: Forbes
- 09/11/2009
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Theft Charges for Ex-Owner of Factory
- By: The New York Times
- 09/10/2009
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The New Domestic Order
- By: The Nation
- 09/09/2009
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Appeals court favors firefighters in back pay suit
- By: Courier-Journal.com
- 09/09/2009
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Wage theft skewered at Labor Day picnic
- By: The Ithaca Journal
- 09/07/2009
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With more labor inspectors, enforcement expected
- By: Associated Press
- 09/06/2009
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Biggest hospitals in Mass. face labor suits
- By: The Boston Globe
- 09/05/2009
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Employees sue Viable over wages
- By: Gazette.net
- 09/04/2009
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What Workers Face This Labor Day
- By: The Cherry Creek News
- 09/04/2009
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Low-Wage Workers Are Often Cheated, Study Says
- By: The New York Times
- 09/01/2009
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Minneapolis workers protest as cases of ‘wage theft’ increase
- By: Workday Minnesota
- 09/01/2009
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Food and Commercial Workers Join Mexican Consul General to Launch Celebration of "Labor Rights Week" as Labor Day 2009 Approaches
- By: Reuters
- 08/31/2009
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Former Workers at South Portland Restaurant Allege Labor Violations
- By: Maine Public Broadcasting Network
- 08/31/2009
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New Orleans: A Day's Work Doesn't Mean A Day's Pay
- By: National Public Radio
- 08/28/2009
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Wage-theft reports on the rise
- By: Cincinnati.com
- 08/28/2009
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Delaware Stands Up for Misclassified Workers
- By: Progressive States Network
- 08/27/2009
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Obama top labor nominee's testimony questioned
- By: Washington Times
- 08/27/2009
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Pay for Phila.-area landscape workers to be monitored
- By: Philly.com
- 08/26/2009
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Overtime Pay for E-mails? Debate Grows
- By: ABC News
- 08/20/2009
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Cintas reaches settlement in lawsuit
- By: Business Courier of Cincinnati
- 08/20/2009
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Suit claims Cox Communications installers weren’t paid OT
- By: Las Vegas Sun
- 08/20/2009
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Protecting Workers' Rights: Editorial by Candidate for New York City District Attorney
- By: Huffington Post
- 08/20/2009
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Area business ordered to repay more than $300K
- By: Prattville Progress
- 08/19/2009
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Labor Department to Tighten Scrutiny
- By: The Wall Street Journal
- 08/19/2009
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Suits claim businesses failed to pay overtime
- By: Las Vegas Sun
- 08/19/2009
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UPS sued for $100M in OT pay
- By: Business First of Louisville
- 08/19/2009
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Bad economy sparks more complaints of wage theft
- By: USA Today
- 08/17/2009
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More lawmakers tackle rise of wage-theft complaints
- By: USA Today
- 08/17/2009
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Ex-Castaways workers cleared to sue managers
- By: Las Vegas Business Press
- 08/14/2009
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Union sues county for $8M in overtime
- By: East Valley Phoenix Tribune
- 08/11/2009
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Valero Cheats Hourly Gas Station/Convenience Store Workers Out of Overtime Wages Across the U.S. by Using 'Sweat of the Brow' Labor Practices
- By: PRNewswire
- 08/10/2009
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U.S. Department of Labor uncovers child labor and migrant and seasonal farm labor violations on Bladen and Craven counties, N.C., blueberry farms
- By: United States Department of Labor
- 08/10/2009
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A Boom in ‘Overtime’ Lawsuits? Blame Technology
- By: The Wall Street Journal
- 08/10/2009
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Evelyn Coke, Home Care Aide Who Fought Pay Rule, Is Dead at 74
- By: The New York Times
- 08/09/2009
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Coakley cites painting company over payroll violations
- By: Legal Newsline
- 08/08/2009
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Immigrant Workers: San Fran Designer Owes Us at Least $40K
- By: In These Times
- 08/07/2009
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“Honorable Wage for Honorable Work!”
- By: New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice
- 08/06/2009
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No Overtime Pay Due NutriSystem's Phone Sales Force, Federal Judge Rules
- By: The Legal Intelligencer
- 08/05/2009
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Nail salon company faces suit over pay
- By: North Jersey.com
- 08/04/2009
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State workers protest payless paydays
- By: Pittsburg Tribune-Review
- 08/01/2009
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PG&E workers get $17.25 million in OT case
- By: The San Jose Mercury News
- 07/31/2009
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Ag overtime law fuzzy around edges
- By: Capital Press
- 07/30/2009
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East Texas woman sues Wal-Mart over unpaid overtime
- By: The Southeast Texas Record
- 07/30/2009
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Labor steps up fight against wage violations
- By: The Houston Chronicle
- 07/29/2009
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In the Big Easy, Workers’ Advocates Fight for Wage Theft Law
- By: In These Times
- 07/28/2009
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Workers sue Home Depot to get overtime
- By: Daily Herald
- 07/22/2009
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Wal-Mart settles lawsuit by Washington workers for $35M
- By: Washington Post
- 07/22/2009
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Upstate NY hospital workers sue for lunch money
- By: Forbes.com
- 07/22/2009
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Fielkow proposal would make wage theft a crime
- By: New Orleans City Business
- 07/20/2009
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Lawsuit claims Bank of America failed to pay for overtime hours
- By: Charlotte Business Journal
- 07/17/2009
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Zumiez settles CA suit for 1.3 M
- By: Puget Sound Business Journal
- 07/16/2009
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Wal-Mart settlement rejected
- By: AmLaw Daily
- 07/16/2009
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PA state workers protest "payless paydays".
- By: Associated Press
- 07/14/2009
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Judge says state thwarting in-home care ruling
- By: SF Chronicle
- 07/14/2009
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Lawsuit says tip policy at Wynn violates federal rules
- By: Las Vegas Review-Journal
- 07/11/2009
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Pizza Hut Delivery Drivers Want Bigger Slice of the Pie
- By: Dollars & Sense
- 07/10/2009
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Fair Pay for Caregivers
- By: The New York Times
- 07/09/2009
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Raymour & Flanigan drivers get $2 million for OT
- By: Press of Atlantic City (NJ)
- 07/08/2009
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Bus drivers, company caught in labor battle
- By: Boston Globe
- 07/05/2009
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Whichita IHOP employees have money recovered for them
- By: Salina (KS) Journal
- 07/02/2009
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Pair of Brooklyn supermarkets to pay $1M in back wages
- By: NY Daily News
- 07/02/2009
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Houston K-9 Officers sue for OT over dogs' care
- By: Houston Chronicle
- 07/02/2009
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Lawsuit accuses Svoboda, lawn business of breaking labor laws
- By: Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal Star
- 07/01/2009
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Car Wash Chain to Pay $3.4 Million in Back Wages
- By: New York Times City Blog
- 06/30/2009
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Laborers pack New Orleans City Council chambers to support wage-theft legislation
- By: Times-Picayune
- 06/30/2009
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Political Shift Revives Dispute About Workers' Overtime Pay
- By: Wall Street Journal
- 06/26/2009
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CA May Be Forced to Issue IOU's
- By: The New York Times
- 06/25/2009
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In Response to SEIU Lawsuit Judge Orders State to Halt Wage Cut
- By: PRNewswire
- 06/25/2009
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$200 Million Class Action Filed Against Northwestern Mutual
- By: PRNewswire
- 06/25/2009
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AGs from 8 states ask FedEx to reclassify drivers
- By: Forbes.com
- 06/25/2009
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Latino Union of Chicago
- By: sbenet
- 06/24/2009
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Blind to the plight of domestic workers
- By: Albany Times-Union
- 06/19/2009
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Austin construction workers face dangers, low pay
- By: Austin American-Statesman
- 06/17/2009
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Labor group targets another upscale eatery
- By: Crain's New York Business
- 06/16/2009
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Editorial: The Rights of Domestic Workers
- By: The New York Times
- 06/15/2009
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Coach America Rail Crew Drivers Win Conditional Certification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- By: Nichols Kaster
- 06/13/2009
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Labor Secretary ponders oversight of home workers
- By: The Washington Post
- 06/12/2009
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Mail carriers file class action against USPS over labor violations
- By: Southeast Texas Record
- 06/11/2009
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Lawmakers want federal rules to cover home workers
- By: Associated Press
- 06/11/2009
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Arena contractor accused of wage violations, using illegal labor
- By: Orlando Sentinel
- 06/11/2009
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Sonia Sotomayor’s District Court Decisions Dealing with the Fair Labor Standards Act
- By: The Word on Employment Law with John Phillips
- 06/10/2009
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City contractor is charged with wage theft
- By: The New York Times
- 06/04/2009
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Some businesses wrongly classify workers to avoid payroll taxes
- By: The Salt Lake Tribune
- 06/03/2009
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CA Labor Commissioner Moves to Shut down carwashes operating illegally
- By: CLEAN Carwash Campaign
- 06/02/2009
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Former APAC employees sue call center
- By: LaCrosse Tribune
- 05/30/2009
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Car Wash Worker Law Heads to Assembly Floor
- By: California Chronicle
- 05/30/2009
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Businesses Opting For Unpaid Summer Interns
- By: Associated Press
- 05/27/2009
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Broad Whistleblower Protection Under The Federal Stimulus Law
- By: The New York Law Journal
- 05/26/2009
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Sprint Pays Back Wages to VA Call Center Workers
- By: WHSV.com
- 05/25/2009
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On-call employees are increasingly suing over unpaid restrictions on freedom
- By: National Law Journal
- 05/25/2009
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A shadowy world of corruption, exploitation with illegal workers and 'jefes'
- By: New Hampshire Union Leader
- 05/25/2009
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D.Me.: Oral Complaint To Employer Is “Protected Activity” Sufficient To Trigger The Anti-Retaliation Provisions of 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)
- By: Overtime Law Blog
- 05/25/2009
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Rooneys' Palm Beach Kennel Club must pay poker dealers $133,206
- By: Palm Beach Post
- 05/20/2009
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Car wash workers settle wages suit
- By: The Tennessean
- 05/20/2009
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More workers aren't getting paid
- By: Austin (TX) American-Statesman
- 05/18/2009
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Furloughs may lead to lawsuits
- By: National Law Journal
- 05/18/2009
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Fields of fear for Colorado illegal farm laborers
- By: Denver Post
- 05/17/2009
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Costco Employee Files $50 Million Class Action
- By: PR Newswire
- 05/15/2009
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70% of employees work overtime, skip lunch
- By: Birmingham (AL) Business Journal
- 05/15/2009
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Casey's General Stores Settles Overtime for $12.1 million
- By: Des Moines Register
- 05/14/2009
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$39 Million settlement in stock brokers' wages-and-hours action
- By: National Law Journal
- 05/13/2009
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Former waiter sues restaurant in Cincinnati
- By: Business Courier of Cincinnati
- 05/12/2009
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Day Laborers on Long Island, Left at the Curb
- By: The New York Times
- 05/11/2009
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Obama Administration Sides with Union on CA's proped wage cuts
- By: CNSNews.com
- 05/08/2009
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Unpaid workers find legal support
- By: Yakima Herald (WA)
- 05/07/2009
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Labor Department Budget Strengthens Worker Protection Enforcement
- By: AFL-CIO
- 05/07/2009
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For LAPD officers, getting ready for work is on the clock
- By: Los Angeles Times
- 05/07/2009
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Direct Care Alliance Urges Companionship Exemption Fix at DOL
- By: Direct Care Alliance
- 05/05/2009
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NC Labor Department: We Can't Compel Them to Pay
- By: Digtriad.com, Winston-Salem, NC
- 05/05/2009
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Workers decry "wage theft" in protest at City Hall
- By: Times-Picayune
- 05/04/2009
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MDL Class Action Defense Cases—In re Staples: Judicial Panel On Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Grants Defense Motion To Centralize Class Action Litigation In District Of New Jersey
- By: Class Action Defense Blog
- 05/03/2009
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Starbucks Store Managers Yell Unfair
- By: LawyersandSettlements.com
- 05/03/2009
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Drivers: Bus company shorted us
- By: Boston Herald.com
- 05/01/2009
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Aerotek lawsuit settled
- By: Martinsburg, WV Journal-News
- 05/01/2009
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Overtime Class Action Filed Against the Fund for Public Interest Research
- By: Rudy, Exelrod & Zieff
- 03/16/2009
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Loads of Overtime May Cost You Your Head
- By: WebMD
- 01/12/2009
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Senator Kennedy Approves Solis
- By: The Nation.com
- 01/12/2009
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