Bronx Nursing Home Operator Faces Felony Charge for Failure to Cover Workers' Comp Insurance for Employees for 13 Months

See "Nursing home boss hit with insurance charge", NYDN, 8/8/08, at 8


-first to be prosecuted under new 2007 law
-faces up to four years in prison
-Kingsbridge Heights Rehab Center

New York State DOL Finds Carwashes Big Violators of Wage and Hour Laws

See Carwashes violating wage laws, state finds, NYT, 8/16/08, at B3

-no OT for those working 72 hours weeks, as low as $3 per hour
-84 NY carwashes investigated, 6.5 million in underpayments to 1380 workers
-NYSDOL no longer waiting for employee complaints

Second Circuit Finds Bellevue Hospital Joint Employer in FLSA Case

See 2d Circuit Joint Employer Case

Hat tip: Adjunct Law Prof Blog

Substituting Muslim holiday for Labor Day as paid holiday causes stir at Tyson plant in Tennessee

See Muslim holiday at Tyson plant causes furor, NYT, 8/6/08, at A20

-Muslim holiday substituted for Labor Day as per negotiated CBA at Tennessee plant
-large Somali population wanted al-Fitr as paid holiday
-controversial after 9/11

See also Tyson plant reinstates Labor Day as holiday, NYT, 8/9/08, at A16

State Child Labor Charges Against Kosher Meat Plant in Iowa

See Child Labor Charges are sought against kosher meat plant in Iowa, NYT, 8/6/08, at A15

-57 underage workers found during immigration raid there at Agiprocessors, nation's largest kosher meat market
-worked with dangerous chemicals and tools

See also Immigrants' speedy trials after raid become issue, NYT, 8/9/08, at A12

Waiters at chic eatery Milos sue over forced tip pooling with wine director

See Waiters sue for tips, NYP, 8/6/08, at 14

-claim managers let host of other employees dip into tip pool for last 6 years