You may understandably think that everything about this subject has been resolved long ago. But you would be wrong if you do. The federal law that undergirds most of what you think you know abou...

Mavacamten Approved for Obstructive HCM The FDA has approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s treatment mavacamten for adults with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), making it the first and onl...

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Gotham Pizza Failed to Pay its Workers Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she has recovered $175,000 for employees of Gotham Pi...

Why does Paxton claim that Texas whistleblower laws for public employees do not apply to “elected officers?” Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – A new lawsuit filed by the State of Texas is seeking a permanent ...

In 2016, New York state took a major step in boosting its labor industry by incrementally upping its minimum wage to $15 for New York City’s entire workforce by Dec. 31, 2019. But for many NYC-ba...

Two restaurants in Hampshire are having to pay $890,196 – $445,085 in back wages to 63 employees to resolve several violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The restaurants must also pa...

The decision by Starbucks employees in Hopewell to become the first among the coffee giant's stores to join a union sets up a showdown between the workers who say they need better working condit...

The Park Rapids City Council on Tuesday revoked a conditional use permit (CUP) for a telecommunications site, including a 150-foot monopole with extensions and a 10x14-foot equipment platform, at...

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 establishes, among other things, minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for non-exempt employees under the Act. It sets a nationwide floor, however, and n...