Category: Low-Wage Workers Highlights

The Hunger Strike to End 24-Hour Shifts

This article was originally published in New York Magazine. Read it here. Every week for more than a year, Nu Jun Zhu worked four 24-hour shifts as a home-care attendant. Though she was only paid for 13 hours…

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Home Care Aides Fight to End 24-Hour Shifts: ‘This Work Is Killing Them’

Home health care, among the fastest growing industries in New York and nationwide, is also one of the lowest paying, with often grueling hours. This article was originally published in The New York Times. Read it here. For…

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Motion to Dismiss Home Care Aides Lawsuit Denied by State’s Top Court

This article was originally published in BKReader. Read it here. The New York State Department of Labor’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of home care aides has been denied by the state’s top court. The…

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NY DOL Must Face Challenge To Shuttered Wage Theft Probes

This article was originally published in Law360. Read it here. A group of live-in home care aides may proceed with its bid to force New York’s Department of Labor to reopen wage theft investigations, after a state court…

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Lawsuit Against NYSDOL On Behalf of 24-Hour Home Care Workers Moves Forward

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2024 Contact: New York, NY – The Supreme Court of New York has denied the New York State Department of Labor’s (NYSDOL) motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the National Center for…

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Home Health Aides Sue State Labor Department Over Dropped Wage Theft Investigation

Attorneys for underpaid caretakers argue that New York abandoned its legal obligation to workers by closing cases. This article was originally published in The City. Read it here. A group of New York City home health aides is…

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National Center for Law and Economic Justice and Coalition of Immokalee Workers Announce Trailblazing Partnership  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2023  CONTACT:  Patrick Fowler, National Center for Law and Economic Justice | fowler@nclej.org Greg Asbed, Coalition of Immokalee Workers | greg@ciw-online.org  NEW YORK, NY – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ),…

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