Editorial Credit: Lomb/shutterstock.com 11 companies—including Chipotle, Uber, and Gucci—featured on the Comptroller’s first “Employer Wall of Shame” New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander unveiled his office’s Employer Violations Dashboard—a new tool that consolidates data from federal, state, and city enforcement agencies—identify employers who violated key labor laws across the five boroughs. […]
By Sunita Sohrabji | Ethnic Media Services Income inequality is at an all time high in the US, but progressive policies that give more leverage to workers could reverse decades of stagnant wage growth, especially for lower-income workers. “When I think about the American dream, I think about people being able to get ahead, being […]
National Policy Director, Naila Caicedo-Rosario delivering remarks and introducing AG James. Photo Courtesy: One Fair Wage By One Fair Wage Press | October 27, 2023 The new One Fair Wage report reveals tipped workers in NY are facing alarming levels of wage theft, racial discrimination, and pandemic-induced challenges, with New York City now the last of the […]
By JR Holguin | October 16, 2023 From the overlooked stages of Alzheimer’s to systemic discrimination in the workplace, experts and new initiatives call for a societal shift recognizing the value and diversity of elderhood. BROOKLYN, NY — In the United States, a culture that idolizes youth and vitality, the complexities of aging and elderhood […]
By Emma Specter, Vogue In what feels like an increasingly rare win for progressive values in the U.S., the House of Representatives voted 235-189 on Friday to pass the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act, a bill that seeks to ban race-based hair discrimination in employment and against those participating […]
By Joshua D. Pitts, The Conversation Boldly going where no NFL coach has gone before, recently fired Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores put his future career at stake and filed a class-action lawsuit against the league, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos and the Dolphins, alleging discriminatory hiring practices among team owners. Coincidentally, […]