Settlement Doesn’t Always Mean Settling for Less
Settling cases before trial is an integral part of our civil justice system. In fact, this is what happens most frequently—cases are settled or are dismissed before a final ...
Living Wage: Fast Food Workers Strike
Richmond, VA Workers Among Participants in International Fast Food Strike for Living Wage “We can’t survive on $7.25!” That was the slogan chanted by dozens of fast-food ...
Workers Claim They Were Paid as Little as $200 for Four Weeks of Labor
Six construction workers who helped assemble the steeple-shaped roof on a new Prince William County library are claiming that they were paid as little as $200 a piece for four ...
New DC Wage Theft Law Protects Workers
What is Wage Theft? Wage theft occurs when workers do not receive the minimum wage for all hours worked, and overtime of time-and-a-half for hours worked over forty in one ...
Labor Movement: Low Wage Workers Stand Up for Their Rights
The past year has seen a wave of strikes in both the fast food and retail industries spreading over 35 American cities. This budding labor movement has stirred hope in low ...