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Los Angeles Meat Company Illegally Fired Worker on Medical Leave
Federal regulators recovered more than $11,000 for the employee.
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Labor Department Recovers $225K in Back Wages for California Farm Workers
Five farms face $54,000 in penalties.
May 18th, 2022
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Kroger Fined for Child Labor Violations
A supermarket allowed minors to engage in hazardous work and exceed hours standards.
May 17th, 2022
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Texas Restaurant Workers Denied Minimum Wage, Overtime
May 27th, 2022
Starbucks employees and supporters react as votes are read during a union-election watch party, Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2021.
Unionized Starbucks Stores Face Hard Work of Bargaining
May 26th, 2022
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Restaurant Workers to Receive $168K in Back Wages
May 25th, 2022
Shellfish growers at Hog Island Oyster Farm, Tomales Bay, Calif.
California Shellfish Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
May 24th, 2022
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May 4th, 2022
Trader Joe's market, Aug. 13, 2019, Cambridge, Mass.
Trader Joe's Workers Start Union Push
The campaign adds to a nationwide surge of labor organizing among retail and food service workers.
May 17th, 2022
A McDonald's restaurant in Dmitrov, Russia, Dec. 6, 2014.
McDonald's to Sell Russian Business
The company has 850 restaurants in the country.
May 16th, 2022
Starbucks in Havertown, Pa., April 26, 2022.
Starbucks to Cover Travel for Workers Seeking Abortions
The coffee giant is among the most high-profile companies to adopt a travel benefit.
May 16th, 2022
Children living in a cocoa-producing village walk back from the fields on the outskirts of the town of Oume, Ivory Coast, on June 30, 2005.
Some Chocolate Has a Dark Side to it: Child Labor
And the industry hasn't committed to put an end to it.
May 16th, 2022
A scallop fishermen off Harpswell, Maine, Dec. 17, 2011.
U.S. Fishing Haul Fell 10% in First Pandemic Year
Federal officials also added Bering Sea snow crabs to its "overfished list."
May 13th, 2022
Pecan grove.
Judge Upholds $1.9M Penalty for Child Labor Abuses
More than 200 children were removed from school to pick pecans.
May 13th, 2022
Starting wages advertised in the window of a Taco Bell in Sacramento, Calif., May 9, 2022.
Inflation Triggers California Minimum Wage Increase in 2023
The state-mandated wage hike will benefit about 3 million workers.
May 13th, 2022
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Farm Contractor Again Violates Federal Employment Laws
A worker notified authorities after the company missed a scheduled payroll.
May 10th, 2022
Tudor's Biscuit World, Elkview, W.Va., Jan. 20, 2022.
Tudor's Biscuit World Faces Federal Labor Complaint
Managers allegedly suspended two employees who were leading a unionization effort.
May 10th, 2022
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Feds Recover Back Wages for 92 Restaurant Workers
The company required employees to enter into an illegal tip pool.
May 10th, 2022
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Starbucks Anti-Union Efforts May Leave a Bitter Taste
But are they legal?
May 10th, 2022