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Low wages and aggressive sales metrics put bank workers and customers at risk.
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Low wages and aggressive sales metrics put bank workers and customers at risk.
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The new rule raises the overtime salary threshold from $23,660 to $47,476.
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We need stronger civil rights policies and enforcement to eradicate race discrimination.
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America has dramatically underinvested in UI and has failed to update this vital system for the 21st century.
Read MoreTwo federal lawsuits and an NLRB claim filed by the NY Taxi Workers Alliance may finally force Uber’s hand,
via Law360, September 19, 2016 Read MoreAmericans shouldn’t have to give up their rights just to participate in the workforce or the marketplace.
via Time.com, September 15, 2016 Read MoreWe’ve heard little from the presidential candidates on the thorniest problems facing America’s workers.
via U.S. News & World Report, September 2, 2016 Read MoreGovernor Christie rejected a measure that would have gradually increased the state’s minimum wage to $15.
Posted August 30, 2016 Read MoreUnder the new rules, contractors who do not comply with the law are finally held accountable.
Posted August 24, 2016 Read MoreVoters in Minneapolis will get the option to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour in November.
Posted August 22, 2016 Read MoreThe division will help hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who work in home care and child care.
Posted August 16, 2016 Read MoreOSHA leveled $263,000 in fines for dangerous conditions that can lead to disfiguring injuries.
Posted August 16, 2016 Read MoreThe problem isn’t ban-the-box policies; it’s the race discrimination exposed by the policies.
Posted August 11, 2016 Read MoreLet’s make sure this new sector of low-wage workers benefits from the success of the $15 movement.
via Huffington Post, August 10, 2016 Read MoreFor workers living on the margins, the pay increases make a meaningful difference in their day-to-day lives.
via Seattle Times, August 2, 2016 Read MoreLet’s not reward corporations that jeopardize workers’ safety, shortchange them on wages, and discriminate against them on the job.
via The Hill, August 1, 2016 Read MoreThe conditions found at the Pilgrim’s Pride plant are all too common throughout the industry.
Posted July 29, 2016 Read MoreWhether pro or con fingerprinting, all sides should support legislation to clean up FBI background checks for employment.
Posted July 14, 2016 Read MoreAny boost in low-wage workers’ income is good news, but Chase and the banking industry can do more.
Posted July 12, 2016 Read MoreWinning a higher minimum wage rate is only step one.
via Huffington Post, July 5, 2016 Read MoreThe Labor Department announced that penalties for workplace safety rules violatons will increase for the first time in 25 years.
via The Hill, July 1, 2016 Read MoreHome care workers finally are assured of the same federal fair-pay guarantees enjoyed by most U.S. workers.
via The Hill, July 1, 2016 Read MoreOn-demand companies don’t have to sacrifice flexibility to treat their workers as employees, writes Rebecca Smith.
via U.S. News & World Report, June 29, 2016 Read MoreThe industry’s last-ditch effort to block home care workers from having federal minimum wage and overtime rights has failed.
Posted June 28, 2016 Read MoreMore families are struggling to make ends meet in low-wage jobs than…
A conviction in one’s past shouldn’t be a life sentence to joblessness….
After 40 years of exclusion, home care workers are finally covered by…
National Employment Law Project
75 Maiden Ln, #601 New York, NY 10038
F (212) 285-3044
U.S. Department of Labor
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