Press Conference: Restaurant Owner’s Manual and Wage Theft Prevention Act

On Friday, June 3, Vilda Mayuga, the Director of the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Immigrant Workers’ Rights, joined a number of local officials at a press conference in Ithaca. There, they announced the publication of the new manual for restaurant owners by the Tompkins County Workers’ Center and discussed the Wage Theft Prevention Act.

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Challenging Workplace Bullying

Getting the Law on Our Side. Join us for a presentation on the Healthy Workplace Bill, filed in the New York Assembly and Senate for this legislative session. A4258 / S 4289 will provide an avenue for legal redress for health-harming cruelty at work. It holds the employer accountable; it allows a target to sue [...]

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Alternatives Federal Credit Union Updates Living Wage

Ithaca, NY – How much does it cost to live in Tompkins County? According to the Alternatives Federal Credit Union bi-annual Living Wage Study, it is $24,271.50 or $11.67/hour for full-time worker. The Alternatives Board of Directors voted unanimously to raise wages to the new Living Wage level, continuing its commitment to its employees. The [...]

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