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“The Price of Nice Nails”

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Naomi

Over the past several days, the New York Times did what it can do so brilliantly: it published a deeply detailed, intelligent and disturbing series of articles–essays, really–on the plight of manicurists in the thousands of shops we all see … Continue reading →

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“Sexism and Anti-Semitism Charged in Al Jazeera America Lawsuit”

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Naomi

Matthew Luke, formerly the network’s director of media and archive management, filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court claiming wrongful termination. Source: Sexism and Anti-Semitism Charged in Al Jazeera America Lawsuit – NYTimes.com A few introductory paragraphs: Matthew Luke, … Continue reading →

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“Fair Labor Standards Act applies to overtime”

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Naomi

Hmm. Two Fair Labor Standards Act judicial decisions from New York Law Journal abstracts–one for strippers and strip club D.J.’s (I’d written previously about Rick’s, a strip club, and a lawsuit against it but since the NYLJ abstract doesn’t name … Continue reading →

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