Over the past two years, developments in employment law have focused on COVID-19. But there are developments in other areas of employment law, especially in New York, that employers must be aware...

A new state law in New York conferring joint employer status on general construction contractors for the wage violations of their subcontractors is a "wake-up call" for the industry and companies...

On January 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued two whistleblower awards totaling $4 million. The whistleblowers provided the SEC with information and assistance which led...

The trainer and his stables company denied workers overtime pay even though they were over 40 hours for the week, a federal court ruled. BROOKLYN, NY — A federal court has ordered a thoroughbred...

A federal court has ruled that New York-based trainer Danny Gargan must pay $132,631 in back wages and damages to 52 employees. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Labor...

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Photo Courtesy of Sea Shepherd Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Don Young (R-AK) recently reintroduced the “Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act (H.R. 6059), which aims to tackle t...

A Peachtree City auto repair shop that paid a former worker in pennies has been cited by the U.S. Labor Department for not paying overtime. GEORGIA — A suburban Atlanta auto repair shop owner who...

In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law banning piece-rate work and guaranteeing hourly wages for California’s garment workers. The Garment Worker Protection Act, Senate Bill 62, i...

Heading into a critical midterm election year, the top political concerns of Americans are shifting in ways that suggest Democrats face considerable challenges to maintaining their control of Con...