Tag Archives: employment lawsuits

Who sues? Unpaid interns should

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Naomi

In the March 11, 2012 Sunday Times Magazine, Ariel Kaminer covers an entirely new pocket of potential plaintiffs, in The Ethicist column: unpaid interns. The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay everyone — not just official employees, but anyone … Continue reading →

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“A Civil Right to Unionize”

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Naomi

In the March 1, 2012 New York Times, on the opinion page, two men — Richard D. Kahlenberg and Moshe Z. Marvit, authors of “Why Labor Organizing Should Be a Civil Right: Rebuilding a Middle-Class Democracy by Enhancing Worker Voice” — … Continue reading →

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War on unions…and women in them.

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Naomi

From today’s Daily News: Give her back job A Staten Island teacher was fired for being a union leader and deserves her job back, a Staten Island Supreme Court justice has ruled. Lisa Capece, who taught fifth grade at Public … Continue reading →

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