WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers questioned several labor experts Wednesday before a House Education and Labor panel about how a new bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 would protect workers from wage theft. House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro introduced the bill, H.R. 3712, known as the “Wage Theft […]
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U.S. Tries New Tactic to Protect Workers’ Pay: Antitrust Law
In 2007, the Justice Department sued the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association for fixing the rates that hospitals paid to nursing agencies for their temporary nurses, putting a cap on their wages. In settling the case, the association agreed to abandon the practice. The pace picked up after a Justice […]
A California Labor Law That Lets Workers Sue On The State’s Behalf Faces Its Toughest Test
Start your day with LAist Sign up for the Morning Brief, delivered weekdays. In the early 2000s, California lawmakers identified a problem: There weren’t nearly enough state investigators and lawyers to pursue all the potential violations of workplace laws, such as minimum wage, overtime pay, and more. So they passed […]
Pamplin Media Group – Labor Commissioner is referee for business vs. workers
Seven candidates are running to head the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. It’s Oregon’s mystery political job. One of five elected executive offices — alongside governor, secretary of state, treasurer and attorney general. The position has been around since 1903 — with different names. It has no term limits […]
Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Workers’ Rights Under the Private Attorneys General Act | State of California – Department of Justice
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of critical California labor protections under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana. PAGA is one of California’s premier tools in the fight against worker […]
As guest workers increase, so do concerns of wage cheating
For Maribel Hernández, falling ill with COVID-19 at a Louisiana crawfish processor and losing her job was terrible enough. But the Mexican guest worker was in for another shock. A federal labor investigation in 2020, initially focusing on worksite safety, revealed that the company failed to pay Hernández and 99 […]
California Workers Face Years-Long Waits for Justice in Wage Theft Cases, State Data Shows
Last December, a hearing officer with the Labor Commissioner finally ruled that Arana’s old boss owes her nearly $183,000 in unpaid wages. But by then, the company had filed for bankruptcy, she said. It’s unclear now when — or if — she will be able to collect her wages. “It’s […]
Labor Union Charges Phoenix Starbucks with Retaliation Against Workers
Arizona Starbucks baristas claim that the publicly-traded Seattle coffee giant is trying to undermine unionization efforts by spying on workers and other union-busting tactics. Starbucks managers responsible for a bustling drive-thru location in North Phoenix are accused of employee surveillance and attempting to dissuade them against unionizing, federal labor records obtained […]
Putting USMCA to the Test, GM Workers in Mexico Vote to Join New Union
Workers at a General Motors Co. (GM) plant in Mexico have voted in favor of union representation. The vote was made possible by Mexico’s new labor law, which was enacted as a result of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This unprecedented vote sets up one of the first collective bargaining […]
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