In the first part of this post, we noted that the New York City Fire Department has agreed to a substantial settlement in a racial bias case brought ... Read More
Workplace Discrimination
Fire department racial bias settlement, part 1: back pay
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has been under close scrutiny in recent years for its overly aggressive stop-and-frisk policing. A federal ... Read More
Wage theft prevention in New York, part 2: employer violations
In part one of this post, we began discussing New York state's Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA). As we noted, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ... Read More
Preventing wage theft in New York, part 1: setting standards
"Theft" is a very basic, plain-English word. It is short. It has only one syllable. And it refers to what historically was a very straightforward ... Read More
Donning, doffing and getting paid: protective gear and the FLSA
To a truly remarkable degree, the English language has become the world's language. The reasons for this are of course complex. But one factor in its ... Read More
Fighting to make persistence pay off
Few organizations can match the American Association of University Women’s long tradition of fighting for pay equity and equal opportunity for ... Read More