Sanitation Company Fined $649,000 for Hiring Children in Slaughterhouses
A sanitation company was fined over $649,000 for illegally employing children at meatpacking facilities, emphasizing the ongoing issue of child labor in hazardous industries. [ more ]
Sanitation Company Fined $649,000 for Hiring Children in Slaughterhouses
A sanitation company was fined over $649,000 for illegally employing children at meatpacking facilities, emphasizing the ongoing issue of child labor in hazardous industries. [ more ]
More than $450K recovered for Half Moon Bay mushroom farm workers at sites of deadly shootings
The owners of two mushroom farms in Half Moon Bay, California, will pay over $450,000 in back wages and damages, along with civil penalties, for illegally deducting money from workers' pay and providing substandard housing. [ more ]
How Much Has Starbucks Spent Against Its Workers' Union? Here's How Joe Biden Could Find Out.
Workers United has filed a complaint asking regulators to demand financial disclosures from Starbucks and its law firm, Littler Mendelson, related to their efforts to counter the organizing campaign.
Starbucks has deployed Littler attorneys around the country in a two-year legal effort to blunt the organizing campaign, and the union suspects the coffee chain has spent a significant amount on the firm's services. [ more ]
New Labor Dept. Rule Will Help Workers Earn $1.5 Billion More in Overtime
The Labor Department increases the overtime pay threshold for salaried workers, benefitting millions and rectifying long-standing exploitation issues. [ more ]