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It is a crime for people to live in this rich nation and receive starvation wages. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Postmates Arbitration – posted January 15, 2020

Employers fight hard to enforce their arbitration provisions, until they realize it’s not really what they want.  Over ...
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Addressing Retaliation Concerns – Posted June 19, 2019

One of the most common questions we hear from people who want to bring a case or join ...
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New California Bill Poses Challenges to Gig Economy

California is on its way to passing a law that would more or less eliminate independent contractors, presenting ...
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Forced Arbitration – New Supreme Court Decision – posted May 10, 2019

The issue of forced arbitration continues to be a hot topic. In a recent decision in the Lamps ...
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Illinois Minimum Wage to Raise to $15 per hour by by 2025 – Wall Street Journal

The Illinois House voted on Thursday to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. ...
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Supreme Court decides New Prime case

On January 15, the US Supreme Court unanimously decided that a court must first determine whether the Federal ...
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Restoring Justice for Workers Act

The landscape of employment litigation has changed since the Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis, which ...
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Minimum Wage Increases in Arkansas and Missouri

Congratulations to Arkansas and Missouri for voting to increase their minimum wages! Arkansas will increase its minimum wage ...
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