Following is a statement from Christine Owens, Executive Director, National Employment Law Project: “We are deeply disturbed to learn that the U.S. Department of Labor prepared but then concealed an economic analysis that inconveniently found that workers could lose billions of dollars in wages under a controversial DOL proposal to allow employers to keep their workers’ tips. “If that weren’t bad […]
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Sharon Block and Christine Owens: Trump wants you to tip restaurant owners, not servers
Dec. 19, 2017 – If the Trump administration has its way, the tip you leave your waiter or waitress could end up in the pocket of the restaurant owner instead of the person who served you. This week, Trump’s Labor Department proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that made the logical point that tips are the […]
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L.A. Enacts Landmark ‘Ban the Box’ Law Covering Private Employers
BERKELEY, CA, Dec. 12, 2016 – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed legislation late Friday requiring employers to remove questions about past convictions from job applications and delay conviction inquiries until after an offer of employment is extended. The landmark “ban the box” measure—sponsored by City Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr. and backed by a […]