Sentences with phrase «laws against wage»

A Hawkins - Jones administration will enforce the laws against wage theft, including putting bosses who steal behind bars,» said Jones.

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The law also prohibits new group health plans from establishing any eligibility rules for healthcare coverage that have discriminate against lower - wage employees.

«Andy Puzder is against unions, calls the minimum wage and overtime «restrictions» and employees «extra cost,» and even said he wants to fire workers like us and replace us with machines that can't take vacation or sue their employers when they break the law,» the nonprofit Interfaith Worker Justice quoted Rogelio Hernandez, a Carl's Jr. cook, as saying.

Wage theft «is not only against the law but morally and ethically incomprehensible,» says Susan Steinbrecher, author of Heart - Centered Leadership: Lead Well, Live Well.

Do some research on where your state stacks up against other states and call or write state lawmakers, urging them to address gender wage issues in state laws.

Intelligence and law enforcement officials said the authorities in Boston weighed the risks of some mayhem against their growing fear that time was slipping away and that heavily armed and increasingly dangerous men, and possibly accomplices, could wage new attacks in the Boston area or beyond.

This is not about trying to force churches to accept us or to marry us, this is about religion waging a campaign against the gay community to demonize us in order to get their voting congregation to pass laws that deny us equal rights.

For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.

Rom 7:22 For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, Rom 7:23 but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members.

For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.

I regard the minimum wage law as a protection against robbing a human life of its value, time, and dignity.

22 For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, 23 but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members.

Under the law, an employer may take a credit against its minimum wage obligation and pay a reduced minimum wage to certain «tipped employees» (i.e. individuals who have regular customer interaction and receive more than $ 30 dollars per month in tips).

In the wake of unfair wage lawsuits taken up against the league by players — which the league has emerged victorious from so far — MLB is pushing harder than ever to make sure minor leaguers are not privy to the benefits of normal hourly workers, lobbying lawmakers constantly to push this into law.

The de Blasio administration plans to quit fighting against the «prevailing wage» law — even though the Bloomberg administration had, so far, been successful in blocking it in court.

He also voted for the Amtrak reauthorization bill and against amendments to federal prevailing wage laws.

«And his persistent work against wage theft by employers violating laws for prevailing wage, minimum wage and overtime, has recovered millions of dollars that have made a huge difference for many low - income workers in the state.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz was also against the plan — opposition that ultimately triggered the passage of a living - wage law in New York City.

He turned left after a 2014 Democratic primary against Zephyr Teachout, a law professor, and in his second term has raised the minimum wage, expanded tuition subsidies at public colleges, enacted a system of paid family leave and raised the age of criminal responsibility.

He also pointed to Labour's achievements in repealing section 28, equalising the age of consent, toughening laws against discrimination, introducing the Disability Discrimination Act, minimum wage and independent investigation and adjudication of complaints against the police.

A group of New York carwash owners has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that a law that officials say is meant to protect low - wage workers is illegally favoring unions.

«We assure Nigerians that the PDP conspiracy theories will not distract the President Buhari administration, law enforcement and anti-graft agencies from the successful on - going war against corruption being waged on looters of our common wealth.

Schulz, who has waged court battles against the SAFE Act gun control law, pork barrel spending and tax policies, believes Silver should reimburse taxpayers for the money he authorized in 2012 when the payment was made to two staffers who said Lopez harassed them.

Cuomo's said he'd like to see the minimum wage raised in the future, and wants to ease some laws against possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Stuart Appelbaum, president of the RWDSU, thanked de Blasio for expanding living wage while pressuring him to support a bill to be introduced in the Council that would disallow developers from retaliating against workers who unionize on projects covered under the living - wage law.

By Sean Ryan The battle contractors are waging against Milwaukee's preference for local bidders has sparked nationwide opposition to similar laws across the country.

The Governor commended the Lagos State Judiciary for heeding the call to establish a Sexual Offences Court, just as he also lauded the State House of Assembly for enacting the Protection against Domestic Violence Law, 2007, the Child's Right Law of Lagos State, 2015 and the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, noting that all efforts was geared towards providing a solid platform for waging the war against Sexual and gender based Violence.

The amicus brief cited examples from an array of groups increasingly using public records laws to gain access to emails beyond those of climate scientists, including animal rights groups that have long waged legal battles against researchers who use animals in their studies and opponents of genetically modified organisms seeking to expose the emails of scientists in efforts to demonstrate links to industry.

They were inner - city vigilantes, detectives, nurses and ex-cons that waged anti-establishment wars against authority, drugs, gangs and corruption — one - man (or woman) hit - squads operating against the real - world political backdrop of Nixon's «law and order» campaign.

That would be smart: three years ago the New Jersey Charter School Association filed a formal complaint (later dismissed) that alleged «as founder and current Chair of Save our Schools New Jersey (SOSNJ), Dr. Sass Rubin has knowingly and consistently used her position, title and university resources to wage a personally driven lobbying and public relations campaign against New Jersey's public charter schools, as well as New Jersey's laws that regulate same, in support of SOSNJ's advocacy goals.»

as founder and current Chair of Save our Schools New Jersey (SOSNJ), Dr. Sass Rubin has knowingly and consistently used her position, title and university resources to wage a personally driven lobbying and public relations campaign against New Jersey's public charter schools, as well as New Jersey's laws that regulate same, in support of SOSNJ's advocacy goals.»

Teachers unions that had been excluded from the negotiating table began waging an increasingly public fight against the law.

The right response here is: for the state to leave this alone and let the companies involved work out whatever contractual terms they wish, whether agency model, wholesale model, or some hybrid; stop employing antitrust law against even nominally private companies; stop enacting and enforcing laws that give rise to monopoly prices and oligopolies and corporatism and crony capitalism in the first place, such as copyright law, antitrust law, pro-union legislation, minimum wage, taxation in general, inflation and the business cycle, and other business regulations.

For example, a government - backed loan in default can subject the borrower to an administrative wage garnishment (that is, a garnishment without the creditor first obtaining a court judgment) of 15 % of disposable income, and this would be in addition to any state law garnishment by another creditor (under New York law, of several creditors have judgments against a debtor, only one at a time can garnish 10 % of wages, but a government student loan can be imposed on top of a state law garnishment.A borrower can also lose tax refunds if in default on a government student loan.

Canada bankruptcy law provides for an immediate issuing of a «stay of proceedings» which will force your creditors to cease all collection activities against you, including wage garnishments, bank account attachments, repossession activity, and phone calls or other forms of debt collection communication.

We provide services to our clients regarding Federal, New Jersey and New York statutes, including: Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, National Labor Relations Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, Conscientious Employee Protection Act, New Jersey Family Leave Act, Civil Rights, ERISA, and Wage and Hour Law.

It is a world where jobs pay less than the minimum wage, and sometimes nothing at all; where employers do not pay overtime for 60 - hour weeks, and deny meal breaks that are required by law; where vital health and safety regulations are routinely ignored, even after injuries occur; and where workers are subject to blatant discrimination, and retaliated against for speaking up or trying to organize.

Shannon has more than 20 years of experience and has successfully defended employers before federal and state courts and agencies against claims including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, breach of contract, violations of wage and hour laws, and violations of leave laws.

The firm routinely defends employers against all types of employment law claims, including those brought under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, wage claims, as well as all other federal, state and local laws.

I also mentioned the ongoing class actions against the Canadian Hockey League and its teams (the «CHL») on behalf of junior hockey players, alleging that the CHL conspired to force young players into signing contracts that violated minimum wage laws.

If you believe that you have been treated unfairly and may have a wage or overtime claim against your employer, the experienced legal professionals at Howard Law, P.C., will be glad to schedule a complimentary case evaluation to discuss your concerns.

If you believe that you have been cheated by your employer's failure to abide by wage and overtime laws, the dedicated Orange County wage law attorneys at Howard Law, P.C., will be glad to explain the applicable laws and help you determine whether you may have a claim against your employlaw attorneys at Howard Law, P.C., will be glad to explain the applicable laws and help you determine whether you may have a claim against your employLaw, P.C., will be glad to explain the applicable laws and help you determine whether you may have a claim against your employer.

«As a private law firm, Minami Tamaki LLP defends some of the most vulnerable in the community by fighting against wage theft, sexual harassment, and discrimination.

He litigates in multiple areas of employment law and defends against individual and class action lawsuits alleging violations of wage and hour laws, discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, breach of contract, labor code section 132a claims, and other related matters.

Ms. Hamilton has substantial experience defending against claims arising under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the California Labor Code, and state, federal and local wage and hour laws.

Secured dismissal of a nationwide Fair Labor Standards Act and New York state law and wage claim collective and class action against one of the top four mobile telecommunications providers in the United States.

Our firm is dedicated to representing employees as individuals or as class representatives against their employers for Labor law violations, including: Overtime, Double Time, Failure to Provide Meal and Rest, Unpaid Tips, Unpaid wages, Improper Employee Classification, Failure to Reimburse Business Expenses, Failure to Provide Commissions, Unlawful Deductions, Failure to Provide Accurate Wage Statements, Failure to Pay all Wages at the time of Discharge or Resignation.

So, an employee working in New Jersey, who believes she is due (a) payment for accrued but unused vacation, and (b) was also denied the legal minimum hourly wage, can file a legal claim using New Jersey law against an employer headquartered in Massachusetts, even if she signed an agreement that said, in effect, «I promise to use only Massachusetts law to resolve any and all disputes.».