Senators demand emergency session over looming 37 percent health benefit hike for NJ public workers
New Jersey Senate Republicans are demanding an emergency legislative session to address a proposed 37% spike in public employee health premiums, warning of widespread consequences for taxpayers, municipalities, and school budgets if…
Jackson Day Team Getting Ready to Make 2024 Jackson Day the Best Ever
JACKSON, N.J. — Jackson Township Business Administrator Terrance Wall walked the grounds with the entire Jackson Day team this week as the township begins preparing for Jackson Day. This year, the town…
Workers at New Jersey Recycling Facility Find Man’s Body on Conveyor Belt
FARMINGDALE, N.J. — A man’s body was discovered on a conveyor belt at a recycling facility in Farmingdale on Wednesday, according to New Jersey State Police. The body was found at the…
Advocacy Groups Spring into Action After New Jersey Courts Deny Undocumented Worker’s Wage Claim
ELIZABETH, N.J. – A coalition of immigrant rights, labor, and legal aid organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief on Tuesday, urging the New Jersey Supreme Court to overturn a recent Appellate Division decision…
New Jersey temp workers applaud court ruling against staffing agencies for equal pay and benefits
NEW JERSEY — Temporary workers and labor advocates are celebrating a federal court ruling that rejected an effort by New Jersey staffing agencies to block the enforcement of the equal pay and…
New York City Elected Official Indicted for Extorting Election Poll Workers, Falsifying Documents
NEW YORK, NY — Nicole Torres, an elected district leader in the Bronx and an employee of the New York City Board of Elections (NYC-BOE), has been indicted on multiple charges related…
New Jersey Workers Would Benefit in Proposed Termination of Taxes of Tips
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – New Jersey workers could see immediate tax relief and more money in their pocket each day under a plan announced by former President Donald Trump to cease taxes…
Dover Man Arrested After Shooting at Construction Site Workers
DOVER, DE – Delaware State Police have taken 35-year-old Dennis Swain of Dover into custody following a shooting incident that occurred on the morning of July 27, 2024. The event unfolded around…
Ocean City Police Equip Seasonal Workers with Bicycle Lights
Ocean City, MD – On Friday evening, members of the Ocean City Police Department collaborated with a local restaurant near 32nd Street to provide bicycle lights to J-1 seasonal workers. This initiative,…
Former Nassau County Fire Service Academy Employee Indicted for Fraudulent Workers’ Compensation Claims
Mineola, NY – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indictment of Chrysta Cataldo, 40, of Massapequa, for fraudulently receiving more than $16,000 in workers’ compensation benefits while continuing to…
Airline Catering Workers at Newark Airport Advocate for New Jersey Heat Standard Amid Challenging Conditions
ELIZABETH, NJ — Airline catering workers at Newark Liberty International Airport, employed by Gate Gourmet, are voicing their concerns over extreme heat conditions on the job, highlighting the lack of working air…
Two Toms River, New Jersey Long Term Care Facility Workers Charged with Elder Abuse
TOMS RIVER, NJ — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) have announced criminal charges against three long-term care facility workers for the alleged…
Construction Workers in New Jersey Public Schools Need Background Checks, Lawmakers Say
TRENTON, NJ — New legislation introduced in New Jersey aims to fortify the safety protocols surrounding construction and public works activities in school environments. The bill, which revises existing requirements for criminal…
Here Are the Cities Where Dogs Bite Postal Workers Most in New Jersey
NEW JERSEY — The United States Postal Service (USPS) has reported over 5,800 dog attacks on its employees last year. In response, the USPS is initiating the 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness…
New Jersey Includes Out of State Remote Workers Under Discrimination Umbrella
TRENTON, NJ – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) clarified that the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) protects individuals who work remotely for New Jersey-based…
Salvage Equipment Deployed to Recover Missing Workers in Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Baltimore, MD – The Unified Command team in Baltimore is using two significant pieces of salvage equipment to clear the channel and find the two missing workers. The Chesapeake 1000 and the…
Pizzeria Workers Pull Victim from Fire in Connecticut
Norwalk, CT – A person burned during a blaze in Fairfield County was rescued by good Samaritans who work at a nearby restaurant. The incident occurred in Norwalk on Friday, April 26,…
Biden Regulator Passes Rule With Massive Implications For Millions Of Workers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule Tuesday banning noncompete agreements nationwide, affecting millions of Americans. Regulators argue that banning noncompetes will promote competition by giving workers greater ability to…
Auto Workers Vote To Unionize In Historic Vote At Southern Plant
Volkswagen workers at an automotive plant in Tennessee voted to unionize Friday, becoming the first southern car manufacturer to do so since the 1940s, the Washington Post reported. Roughly 75% of the…
California Is Taking On Huge Debts To Pay Jobless Workers As Its Deficit Gets Bigger
California is billions of dollars in debt to the federal government to pay for its unemployment insurance trust at a time when the state’s expenses far exceed its income. The state’s government…
JOHN STOSSEL: Unions Wanted To Help Freelance Workers. Now They Lost Their Jobs
The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contractors as payroll employees. CNBC claims this could help freelancers “recover lost wages.” That’s just nonsense. The new…
Tesla accused in lawsuit of cheating California workers out of wages
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Tesla is facing a new proposed class action lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of a slew of wage law violations against factory and warehouse workers in California,…
Polish aid worker’s friend remembers ‘hero’ killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
By Anna Magdalena Lubowicka WARSAW (Reuters) – A friend of the Polish aid worker who was killed in Gaza this week paid tribute on Wednesday to a man he described as a…
Factbox-What we know so far about the seven aid workers killed in Gaza by Israel
(Reuters) -An Israeli airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza on Monday killed seven workers from the charity World Central Kitchen including citizens of Australia, Britain, Poland. Israel said it mistakenly killed…
Tesla appears unlikely to nix US suit alleging bias against Black workers
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge in California on Thursday appeared poised to reject Tesla’s bid to toss out a U.S. agency’s lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of tolerating rampant…
Stellantis laying off about 400 US workers, citing ‘unprecedented uncertantities’
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Chrysler parent Stellantis said on Friday it will lay off about 400 U.S. salaried workers as it seeks to cut costs, boost efficiency and ramp up electric-vehicle production…
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