…individuals in the Forbes 400 are linked to 99 taxpayer- subsidized companies, including every one of the 11 wealthiest individuals and all but two of the richest 25. Subsidies have…
…state ordered apple-orchard workers suing their employer for sexual harassment to reveal their immigration status, saying that the women’s emotional distress might have been caused by being undocumented and not…
…law enforcement officers. In a letter sent to Governor Cuomo, Attorney General Schneiderman formally requested that the Governor immediately issue an interim executive order now directing the Office of the Attorney…
…him out of $12,000 he’d earned. “Within a few days, immigration officers showed up at his house and put in a deportation order,” says Cliff Smith, business manager of Roofers…
…time when the mob ruled the waterfront and immediate steps were needed to rein in rampant crime and restore order. Decades later, New Jersey’s port industry is still paying millions…
…difficult and often dangerous work our uniformed officers perform.” After the guaranteed health care savings and funds from the labor reserve and stabilization fund, the net cost of the tentative…
…cannot ignore New York State’s labor laws in order to line their own pockets,” said Attorney General Schneiderman. “In this case and many others, my office is taking aggressive action,…
…their workers with the resources for this transformation to occur. In order to get workers to demonstrate initiative, managers must give workers some special incentive that extends beyond that which…
…the government to make the necessary changes in order to prevent similar tragedies in the future.” “With compulsory certification of the equipment operator comes the requirement to have bona fide…
…safety net. It is supposed to be worker-friendly, and to deliver medical care and payment for lost wages quickly and easily. The 2014 White Paper shows some of the ways…
