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US Department of Labor recovers $38K in back wages for 6 Pinellas Park restaurant workers after finding minimum wage, overtime violations - US Department of Labor
Employer: El Guerrero Mexican Grill Inc. Investigation site: 9727 66th St. N., Pinellas Park, FL 33781 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found ...
Read moreUS Department of Labor recovers $128K in back wages, damages after investigation finds McDonald's franchisee shortchanged workers in Yuma - US Department of Labor
YUMA, AZ – A federal investigation that found the franchise operator of seven Yuma McDonald’s locations denied full wages owed to 332 workers has recovered $128,796 in back wages and liquidated d...
Read moreChipotle employees rally for pay worth more than beans - The Chief-Leader
A few of our stories and columns are now in front of the paywall. We at The Chief-Leader remain committed to independent reporting on labor and civil service. It's been our mission since 1897. Yo...
Read moreThe Next Battleground for Gig Worker Labor Laws: Massachusetts - The New York Times
Uber and Lyft are pushing a ballot measure that would bar their drivers from full employment status, but a court could throw it out. Less than two years after a fierce election fight in Californi...
Read moreLabor regulators are accusing Amazon of illegally threatening workers - Protocol
Amazon allegedly told workers it would lower pay and benefits if they unionized in Staten Island, according to Vice. The new complaint from the National Labor Relations Board accuses the company ...
Read moreSeveral states are taking the lead on restoring overtime pay • Sacramento News & Review - Sacramento News & Review
A patchwork of different rules decide which workers earn time and a half around the country By Marcus Baram, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Ca...
Read moreWhat Is A Whistle-Blow "Report" Under The Texas Whistleblower Act? - Whistleblowing - United States - Mondaq
The Texas Whistleblower Act The Texas Whistleblower Act (Act) was adopted "amidst a growing sense throughout the country that 'mismanagement in the public sector'" was a growing public concern, a...
Read moreInternational Whistleblower Day: ‘There is no giving up. Living in fear is not living’ - Whistleblowers Protection Blog
International Whistleblower Day: ‘There is no giving up.
Read moreWhistleblower's constructive discharge claim can't go forward - Virginia Lawyers Weekly
A recent decision from a state appellate court highlights how hard it is for an employee suing for constructive discharge to prove that they had no other option except for resigning. Constructive...
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Strictly It Takes Two's Ellie Taylor swipes back at claim she 'ruins TV shows' - Metro.co.uk
The new host of Strictly It Takes Two has hit back at a fan’s claim that she ‘ruins TV shows’ and the BBC hasn’t ‘got a clue’. Last week it was revealed that comedian Ellie Taylor will be taking o...