Although New York Governor Hochul’s first State of the State address focused on efforts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, she still managed to provide insight on a few key areas of labor and ...

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...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI – A lawsuit says the employees of the Community Healing Centers based in Kalamazoo committed multiple civil rights violations. Timothy Henson was fired in retaliation for rai...

A law firm has pledged to support 12 charities in 12 months throughout 2022 by hosting a charity event or taking part in a charity challenge, every month. NORI HR and Employment Law’s series of e...

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 recent court decision bolstered the position of employers who take a strict position on enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Specifically, on January 3, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Ea...

Gunther v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., 72 Cal. App. 5th 334 (2021) Summary: Heightened civil penalties under Labor Code section 226.3 ($250 & $1,000) do not apply to all violations of section 226,...

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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