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Wage-theft law takes effect without many teeth

US Labor Department resolves back wage case against Houston-based CEMEX

DOL seeks comments on nursing mothers law

Sodexo Workers in Pennsylvania Claim Wage Theft

US Labor Department recovers nearly $436,000 in back wages, liquidated damages and interest for employees of New York City restaurant

DOL Asks To Argue For Workers In Applebee's Tip Case

Filipina caregivers win $70K-plus in back wages

  • By: Inquirer Global Nation
  • 12/19/2010
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US Department of Labor obtains default judgment in Southern California garment manufacturer case

US Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division investigating residential care and group homes in Charlotte and Raleigh, NC

Workers safeguards strengthened by N.Y. law

  • By: The New York Times
  • 12/13/2010
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Crain's investigation: Unpaid wages a growing problem for Chicago-area workers

  • By: Crain's Chicago Business
  • 12/13/2010
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Unions Want Limits on Firms' Use of Contractors

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 12/08/2010
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REPORT: MISCLASSIFICATION EXPLOITS NATION’S PORT TRUCK DRIVERS, COSTS GOV’T BILLIONS AND POLLUTES ENVIRONMENT

  • By: NELP and Change to Win
  • 12/08/2010
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Truckers say L.A.'s 'green' port costs them money

Workers Rally; Employer Cries Foul

  • By: New Haven Independent
  • 12/06/2010
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Galileo chef ordered to make up $527,000 in back pay

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 12/03/2010
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Domestic worker rights sought in Colorado

  • By: Bloomberg Businessweek
  • 12/03/2010
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Professional Contractors Support 'Cracking Down' on Misconduct Within the Industry

By a Margin of More than Two-to-One, New York State Assembly Passes Historic Wage Theft Prevention Act

  • By: Make the Road New York
  • 11/30/2010
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Wages belong to the workers

Is That Contract Driver Really an Employee? Port Drayage Companies Face Legal Challenge as They Invest in Clean Trucks

  • By: The Cunningham Report
  • 11/22/2010
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Preparing to Step Down, Laurence Tribe Announces Major Access to Justice Initiatives

  • By: The Blog of Legal Times
  • 11/19/2010
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Activists Push City Council To Punish LA Wage Theft

Grand Jury Indicts Memphis Business Owner for Workers' Comp Fraud

We all pay for the crime of wage theft

  • By: Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO
  • 11/18/2010
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US Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division assesses Georgia agricultural employer $1.3 million in back wages and $136,500 in penalties

Don't let employers rob their workers

Undocumented Caregivers to Draft Path to Citizenship

In South Florida, wage theft at all levels

BREAKING: 'Slave-like' State Fair Scandal, Wage Theft Epidemic, Spur Nationwide Protests

Study finds states employ few to enforce minimum-wage, related laws

  • By: Policy Matters Ohio
  • 11/11/2010
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Tough road to domestic workers' union, report says

  • By: Crain's New York Business
  • 11/10/2010
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AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion Will the Supreme Court Give AT&T a License to Steal?

  • By: Alliance for Justice
  • 11/10/2010
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US Labor Department agricultural enforcement initiative in western North Carolina results in penalties levied against 2 agricultural employers

US Labor Department sues Kentucky home health care provider to obtain more than $512,000 in back wages and damages for 22 employees

MIAMI CONTRACTOR PLEADS GUILTY TO EMPLOYMENT TAX FRAUD

  • By: The US Attorney's Office Souther District of FL
  • 11/02/2010
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Contractor sentenced to 75 months over felony theft of sales tax, workers’ comp fraud

  • By: Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
  • 10/29/2010
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Bank of America Loses Motion to Dismiss Wage-and-Hour Class Action

Andrew Cuomo files suit against FedEx, says company cheats New York labor laws

  • By: New York Daily News
  • 10/24/2010
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Wage theft meeting held in Wichita

  • By: KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
  • 10/23/2010
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Immokalee Workers Win, Again!

Laborers like law that defines employees

  • By: Pittsburgh Post Gazette
  • 10/19/2010
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Joint Task Force on the Underground Economy and Employee Misclassification

  • By: Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
  • 10/19/2010
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Iowa wage theft laws lag U.S. push, critics say

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 10/18/2010
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Appeals court to revisit Redondo Beach day laborers case

Justices Ponder Whether FLSA Requires Written Complaint for Retaliation Claim

  • By: BNA Workplace Report
  • 10/15/2010
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US Department of Labor recovers more than $485,000 in back wages for employees of New York City dollar store chain

New York City Car Wash in Hot Water for Not Paying Workers

  • By: New York State DOL
  • 10/12/2010
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AgJOBS could plant the seed

US Labor Department investigation results in court order against landscaping companies for wrongly misclassifying employees, $173,000 in back wages

US Labor Department issues proposed rulemaking revising wage calculations for H-2B program

Iowa growth a key issue in debate over immigration

  • By: desmoinesregister.com
  • 10/03/2010
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A report finds many restaurant workers go to work sick, don't get sick days and lack health insurance

Schwarzenegger vetoes bills protecting hourly workers

Labor Department Does Not Track Illegal Aliens' Complaints Against Employers

The new face of labor

  • By: Crain's New York Business
  • 09/19/2010
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Survey finds 'wage theft' at Chinatown eateries

  • By: San Francisco Chronicle
  • 09/17/2010
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LOWELL COUPLE PLEADS GUILTY IN UNDER-THE-TABLE PAYROLL SCHEME

  • By: The United States Attorney's Office District of Massachusetts
  • 09/16/2010
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Forced Labor

  • By: The New York Times
  • 09/07/2010
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Labor Tries to Organize Carwashes in Los Angeles

  • By: The New York Times
  • 09/06/2010
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Employee misclassification is a fraud that hurts us all in NH

Newly enacted Construction Industry Fair Play Act targets employee misclassification

  • By: CCH Employment Daily
  • 09/03/2010
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Workers Rebuilding New Orleans Face Rampant Wage Theft

  • By: The Washington Independent
  • 09/01/2010
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New Job Means Lower Wages for Many

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/31/2010
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Paterson Signs Domestic Worker Rights Bill

Immigration Boosts Wages, Employment And Productivity, Fed Study Finds

  • By: The Huffington Post
  • 08/31/2010
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ACLU: Raided Calif firm mistreated illegal workers

  • By: The San Francisco Examiner
  • 08/31/2010
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Legislature toughens requirements for paying last wages

  • By: Central Valley Business Times
  • 08/27/2010
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Buffalo, Minn.-based home health care provider agrees to pay more than $150,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation

US Department of Labor recovers more than $433,000 in back wages for Walt Disney World employees

Corporate Rotten Eggs

Salt Lake City mayor fighting to protect workplace rights of immigrants, refugees

  • By: The Salt Lake Tribune
  • 08/21/2010
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Drivers sue FedEx over classification as independent contractors

OWNER OF ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSMITTING BUSINESS SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS PRISON AND ORDERED TO FORFEIT $690,068.13

Worcester Company and Owner Plead Guilty, Ordered to Pay $500,000 in Restitution for Wage Law Violations, Insurance Fraud and Tax Fraud

  • By: Mass Attorney General Office
  • 08/20/2010
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DOL: Smartsoft to pay $1M in back wages Read more: DOL: Smartsoft to pay $1M in back wages - Atlanta Business Chronicle

  • By: The Atlanta Business Chronicle
  • 08/19/2010
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Kalamazoo City Commission approves another delay for MAVCON project downtown

Everett Construction Company Debarred for Three Months and Agrees to Pay Nearly $55,000 for Wage Violations

  • By: Mass Attorney General's Office
  • 08/17/2010
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Alabama sales workers of CenturyLink could receive a piece of $144,000

  • By: Birmingham Business Journal
  • 08/17/2010
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Newark day laborers regularly cheated by employers

Two Los Angeles car wash owners sentenced to jail for labor law violations

Westgate must pay $868,000 in back wages

With new immigration law and Arizona's slow economy, laborers see work drying up

Immigrant workers faring better than U.S.-born in New York

Pay Practices in Health Care Are Investigated

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/09/2010
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Bill would extend FLSA to home care workers

Appeals court upholds decision on Kraft/Oscar Mayer pay case

  • By: Wisconsin State Journal
  • 08/02/2010
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Schwarzenegger vetoes overtime for farmworkers

Most Ironbound Day Laborers Report Being Cheated

  • By: The New York Times
  • 07/27/2010
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‘Go Ahead, Try and Make Me Pay You’: Wage Theft and S.B. 1070

Mass., FedEx Ground in $3m accord

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 07/16/2010
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All 10,000 crime victim visas issued

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 07/15/2010
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Onorato Bill To Recoup Millions In Lost Revenue Passes Both Houses

  • By: The Queens Gazette
  • 07/07/2010
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Court to hear challenge to employer sanctions law

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 06/28/2010
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NY lawmakers approve domestic worker rights

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 06/01/2010
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Jackson Lewis Attends Wage and Hour Division Public Forum Articulating DOL Enforcement Agenda

  • By: Wage & Hour Law Update
  • 05/25/2010
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Wage and Hour Division Issues New Child Labor Regulations

Second Circuit To Consider Whether Plaintiffs Can Simultaneously Pursue FLSA And Pendent State Law Claims in Federal Court

Austin's most vulnerable workers

  • By: American-Statesman
  • 05/15/2010
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Congress's Latest Attempt To Curtail Use Of Independent Contractors

  • By: Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
  • 05/14/2010
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W.D.Va.: Motion For Approval Of Settlement Agreement Denied, In Part, Because Of Impermissible Confidentiality Language

U.S. May Turn to Community Policing for Pay Violations

  • By: Worforce Management
  • 05/11/2010
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Martin & Jones Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Major Employer, Claims Thousands of Visiting Nurses Illegally Denied Overtime Pay

Groups lining up to stop employment practices they say are abusive to workers

  • By: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  • 05/09/2010
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Hundreds of Union Janitors Fired Under Pressure From Feds

Agencies pledge to curb abuse of child farmworkers

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 05/06/2010
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Wage theft hurts African Americans

Resounding Victory for Workers! Illinois Senate Sends Wage-Theft Bill to Governor's Desk

  • By: Just Pay for All Campaign
  • 05/03/2010
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Hundreds to march in N.O. to protest wage theft

  • By: New Orleans City Business
  • 04/30/2010
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FLSA Companionship Exemption to Be Reviewed by Labor Department

  • By: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI)
  • 04/29/2010
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DOL Regulations

Employee or contractor? Confusion can be costly for businesses, workers, government

  • By: The Kansas City Star
  • 04/26/2010
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Fact Sheet #71: Internship Programs Under The Fair Labor Standards Act

Fact Sheet #71: Internship Programs Under The Fair Labor Standards Act

Wage & Hour Enforcement Data Goes Online

  • By: Compensation.BLR.com
  • 04/19/2010
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Home Depot settles California wage case for $25.5 million

  • By: Atlanta Business News
  • 04/16/2010
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New Rules About Breast Pumps at Work

  • By: The New York TImes
  • 04/09/2010
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Study: Wage Theft Rampant In Cook County

The Labor Department Wakes Up

  • By: The New York Times
  • 04/06/2010
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Feds to launch wage theft drive here

  • By: Community Media Workshop
  • 03/31/2010
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InkStop employees to get most of their back wages; former directors chip in $660,000 to repay employees

Meaning of ‘file’ in FLSA at issue

  • By: Wisconsin Law Journal
  • 03/25/2010
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U.S. Department of Labor takes on Denver's restaurant industry

Wage and Hour Division Begins Issuing Administrator Interpretations, Concludes Mortgage Loan Officers Are Not Administrative Employees

  • By: Washington Labor and Employment Wire
  • 03/24/2010
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Stolen Paychecks

  • By: Gambit New Orleans
  • 03/22/2010
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Illinois State Senate passes SB3568 that would punish employers who steal

  • By: Just Pay for All Campaign
  • 03/18/2010
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US Labor Department to exercise authority to certify applications for U visas

More workers being cheated out of wages, experts say

A Move to Protect Low-Wage Workers

  • By: The New York Times
  • 03/12/2010
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The Long Fight for Labor

  • By: The American Prospect
  • 03/10/2010
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Immigrants rights groups push against wage theft

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 03/08/2010
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Data Matters

  • By: Center for American Progress Action Fund
  • 03/04/2010
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'Living Wage' For Government Contractors: White House Considers Bidding Advantage For Better Employee Pay

  • By: The Huffington Post
  • 03/01/2010
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Retailer arrested for cheating employees

Miami-Dade County passes new wage theft ordinance

Unscrupulous Employers Skim $26.2 Million

U.S. Cracks Down on ‘Contractors’ as a Tax Dodge

Farmworker Pay, Safety Changes Set

Migrant Forest Workers Get $2.75M Wage Settlement

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 02/13/2010
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Trainers Face License Revocation for Late Payment to Track Workers

US Labor Department Secures $1 Million in Overtime Back Wages for 154 Hurricane Katrina Recovery Workers

Workers Center Reports on Restaurant Industry: Bad Jobs—and Lots of Them

CA Labor Commissioner Reaches Landmark Settlement Against Janitorial Company

  • By: The California Labor Commissioner’s Office
  • 02/09/2010
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Fresno Co. Employers Who Cheat Workers Targeted

New Jersey Imposes Harsh Penalties on Repeat Wage and Hour Offenders

  • By: Compensation Solutions
  • 02/04/2010
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Working Without Laws: A Survey of Employment and Labor Law Violations in New York City

  • By: National Employment Law Project & Rutgers University
  • 02/04/2010
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Senate Confirms Smith for Labor Post

  • By: The New York Times
  • 02/04/2010
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Catch the city's wage thieves

Employer Cannot Terminate Employee Who Makes Good Faith But Mistaken Claim For Overtime

  • By: The California Wage And Hour Blog For Employees
  • 02/02/2010
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Atlantic City Housing Authority labor practices under federal investigation

  • By: Press of Atlantic City
  • 02/02/2010
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Labor Department proposes $116.5B budget for ’11

  • By: New Haven Register
  • 02/02/2010
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Staples overtime suits settled

Pilgrim's Pride Announces Settlement Agreement With U.S. Department of Labor Over 'Donning and Doffing' Time Collection Practices

Policy Book Told Workers Not to Expect Overtime

  • By: LawyersandSettlements.com
  • 01/29/2010
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New York's Hidden Crime Wave

  • By: The Huffington Post
  • 01/29/2010
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Disabled men didn't work for Henry's, company says

  • By: The Des Moines Register
  • 01/28/2010
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Farmworkers deserve their day in court: Fundamental rights are being denied

Savino gives her word — domestic workers' bill will pass

  • By: Legislative Gazette Newspaper
  • 01/27/2010
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Employee Breaks Are a Growth Area in the Law

Attorney General: F.W. Russell violated wage laws

  • By: The Somervillle News
  • 01/27/2010
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Federal Court Dismisses All California Wage and Hour Claims From Proposed Class Action Lawsuit, SuperShuttle Commends Judge's Decision

The Hurt Locker: Foot Locker Assistant Managers Score Court Win

  • By: The National Law Journal
  • 01/26/2010
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Two ex-tax preparers sue H&R Block

  • By: Columbia Daily Tribune
  • 01/26/2010
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Somerville waste company must pay $90,000 for wage violations

Metro Truck worker claims retaliatory discharge, unpaid overtime

Aldi grocery store employees accuse chain of violating federal wage laws

  • By: Cleveland Ohio Business News
  • 01/20/2010
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Seafood shop Wild Edibles settles labor dispute

  • By: Crain's New York Business
  • 01/20/2010
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AT&T’s overtime suit only latest

  • By: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • 01/20/2010
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Shipbuilding management has other legal woes

Tipping a Tricky Business Behind Scenes at Area Restaurants

  • By: Memphis Daily News
  • 01/18/2010
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Candidate wages whistleblower lawsuit against UTB

  • By: The Brownsville Herald
  • 01/16/2010
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Bill gives power to cap tipped wages

  • By: Anchorage Daily News
  • 01/15/2010
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Cardinal, Los Angeles Mayor Hear from Car Wash Workers

  • By: Jobs With Justice Blog
  • 01/15/2010
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US Labor Department moves to debar Long Island, NY, mail hauling contractor and recover $1.8 million in back wages for 500 employees

  • By: United States Department of Labor
  • 01/14/2010
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Activists rally at Andiamo as 8 sue over pay; restaurant denies claims

Polk County Migrant Workers Settle Class Action Wage Suit

Downtown eatery accused of mistreating workers

  • By: Crain's New York Business
  • 01/13/2010
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Front Room battle goes to court

  • By: The Portland Phoenix
  • 01/13/2010
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Four Legal Pitfalls Loom in 2010

Golden Gate fire district union president accusing chief of violating federal law

AGRICULTURE: Owners fear impact of worker rights bill

Framingham Police union appeals court decision

  • By: The Metro West Daily News
  • 01/07/2010
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London Workers 'give away' record unpaid overtime

  • By: The Press Association
  • 01/07/2010
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Osceola Foods faces class-action lawsuit

  • By: Osceola Sentinel Tribune
  • 01/07/2010
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El Paso Woman Files Lawsuit to Recover Wages, Stop Retaliation

  • By: Texas Civil Rights Project
  • 01/06/2010
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Geico doesn't have to pay overtime to auto adjusters, appeals court rules

L.A. leads New York, Chicago in abuse of low-wage workers, survey says

  • By: The Los Angeles Times
  • 01/06/2010
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Suits allege shipbuilder swindled employees

Few labor violators are fined

  • By: Des Moines Register
  • 01/05/2010
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Fighting Wage Theft

  • By: National Public Radio
  • 01/05/2010
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GOVERNOR PATERSON ANNOUNCES RECORD LEVEL OF RECOVERED WAGES RETURNED TO NEW YORK WORKERS IN 2009

  • By: Media-newswire.com
  • 01/01/2010
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