Urge Governor Cuomo to sign the SWEAT bill now!
Help get the SWEAT bill signed into law. Call Governor Cuomo and let him know you support the bill! Urge him to sign A486/S2844 into law immediately! (518) 474-8390
Let’s Celebrate!
Workers, advocates and the Department of Labor are close to having the necessary tools to fight wage theft, which is costing NYS workers $1 billion each year. We just need Governor Cuomo to sign the bill into law now! Our statewide coalition came together to strengthen our laws so enforcement of labor laws is possible […]
NBC News: Wage theft cases can be easy to win. Collecting is a different story.
At least 10 states permit workers to put a lien on an employer’s property in connection with a wage claim. By Chris Fuchs After waiting nearly a decade, Jin Ming Cao still hasn’t seen his money. Cao, a 36-year-old former waiter in Manhattan, had joined some of his co-workers in 2008 to sue their employer, a […]
Media Release: SWEAT Coalition Applauds the Passing of the SWEAT ACT, A486/S2844 in NYS Legislature; Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign the Critical Act to Stop Wage Theft
***Media Release*** For immediate Release: June 18, 2019 Contact:Sarah Ahn, Flushing Workers Center – 646-409-8056Kristin Brown, Empire Justice Center – 518-852-5766 Statewide Coalition of Workers Rights Organizations, Legal Services, Labor Unions, and many impacted New Yorkers Applaud the Passing of the SWEAT ACT, A486/S2844 in the State Legislature; Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign the Critical […]
Media Release: SWEAT Coalition Applauds the Passing of the SWEAT ACT, S2844 in the State Senate; Urge Assembly to Pass A486 and Governor Cuomo to Sign the Critical Act to Stop Wage Theft
***Media Release*** For immediate Release: June 14, 2019 Contact:Sarah Ahn, Flushing Workers Center – 646-409-8056Kristin Brown, Empire Justice Center – 518-852-5766 Statewide Coalition of Workers Rights Organizations, Legal Services, Labor Unions, and many impacted New Yorkers Applaud the Passing of the SWEAT ACT, S2844 in the State Senate; Urge Assembly to Pass A486 and Governor Cuomo to Sign the Critical Act […]
Crain’s: State can protect workers and honest businesses from wage theft
Op-ed by Richard Blum, staff attorney with the Employment Law Unit at The Legal Aid Society Read op-ed
Members of the SWEAT Coalition
1. A Better Balance 2. AndersonDodson, P.C. 3. Atlas: DIY 4. Adhikaar for Human Rights and Social Justice 5. Alianza Laboral de Westchester 6. Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund 7. Biking Public Project 8. Brandworkers 9. Catholic Migration Services 10. Center for Popular Democracy 11. Chinese Staff & Workers Association 12. Communications Workers […]
NY Daily News: Law Fails to Deliver
Why NYS needs the SWEAT bill now! Read full article.
Help pass the SWEAT bill!
The SWEAT bill is on the floor of both the Assembly and the Senate but it needs your help to become law so workers can stop getting cheated of their hard-earned wages. 1. Call your Senator, Assemblymember and Albany leaders. Let them know you support the SWEAT bill, A486/S2844 because employers who cheat their workers […]
Join the SWEAT Coalition in Albany
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