Category: Low-Wage Workers Highlights

NCLEJ, Legal Aid Deliver Oral Arguments in Class Lawsuit Against NYSDOL on Behalf of 24-Hour Homecare Workers 

Lawyers were Joined by Nearly 100 Homecare Workers Protesting for Fair Wages and Fair Working Conditions  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 13, 2024 Contacts: Albany, NY – On Tuesday, August 13, lawyers from the National Center for Law and…

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NCLEJ, Legal Aid to Deliver Oral Arguments in Class Lawsuit Against NYSDOL on Behalf of 24-Hour Homecare Workers 

Lawyers Will Be Joined by Nearly 100 Homecare Workers Protesting for Fair Wages and Fair Working Conditions  MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: August 13, 2024  Contacts:  Albany, NY – On Tuesday, August 13, lawyers from the National Center for Law…

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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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