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As a union negotiates a bargain, you may wonder what tactics help facilitate effective discussions and agreements. Learning what constitutes a good faith effort can be a helpful tool when navigating labor laws. Directness According to the National Labor Relations...

Uber and Lyft drivers claim that the State of New York is helping their employers “cheat the system” by denying them the unemployment insurance benefits they say are their entitlement. Gothamist.com reports that the New York Taxi Workers Alliance filed suit last month...

New York residents like you should know about the Fair Labor Standards Act. Also called the FLSA, this act governs certain aspects of your work. It helps protect worker's rights and safety. But some employees are exempt under the FLSA. Others are non-exempt. It is...

When workers in New York get together in organized unions, the combined voices of individuals can carry more weight. The perspectives offered by individual workers often go unheard when major political events take place. The recent spread of protests around the nation...

Employers in New York State know that they are bound by many regulations designed to protect workers. These regulations may also provide essential guidance and assistance to businesses, unions and other entities as well. Many guidelines and programs connect directly...

At the start of 2020, California’s AB5 law came into effect. While many gig workers across the state faced negative consequences and lost contracts with companies that pulled out of the state, one sector of Californians celebrated this as a big win. California...

Workers cheated out of pay by contractors on city-funded projects will be receiving prevailing wages according to the new initiative from New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer. He plans to return more than $2.5 in unclaimed prevailing wages to construction and...

New Yorkers might be interested in learning that cafeteria workers at Google campuses in and around the San Francisco Bay Area are unionizing. According to news sources, 2,300 cafeteria workers at Google campuses in the Bay Area recently did so after a majority of...

The recent firing of a Chipotle employee in New York has led to allegations of unlawful workplace practices. The employee, who worked at a Chipotle Mexican Grill location in Manhattan, was allegedly fired for making complaints about problems at the workplace and for...

New York residents may have heard that according to a recent Gallup poll, 64% of Americans approve of unions, which is a 16% increase from 2009. In 2018, employees of 20 major companies went on strike, and that was the highest figure since 2007. Bureau of Labor...