InvestigationLabor, Politics Several States Are Taking the Lead on Restoring Overtime Pay A patchwork of different rules decide which workers earn time and a half around the country. Marcus BaramCapital & MainMay 13, 2022
InvestigationLabor You Probably Aren’t Getting Paid Overtime. Here’s Why. How employers get away with denying workers income they used to earn. Marcus BaramCapital & MainMay 12, 2022
InvestigationLabor, Politics Can Biden Sharply Expand Overtime Pay? To do so, he will need to learn from the failures of Obama and Carter. Marcus BaramCapital & MainMay 11, 2022
InvestigationLabor Overworked and Underpaid Many people work more than full time, but few earn extra money anymore. A labor-friendly president promises to change that. Marcus BaramCapital & MainMay 10, 2022
NewsHealth, Labor Company Settles With Home Health Aides Seeking Unpaid Wages For Round-the-Clock Care The court approved a settlement of $600,000 for damages, penalties, and all unpaid wages and overtime. Liz DonovanDecember 20, 2021
InvestigationHealth, Labor Long Hours, Low Pay, Loneliness, and a Booming Industry The ranks of home health aides are expected to grow more than any other job in the next decade. What kind of work are they being asked to do? Liz Donovan & Muriel AlarcónColumbia Journalism Investigations, The New York TimesSeptember 25, 2021
InvestigationBusiness, Immigration, Labor The Incalculable Cost of Cheap Chicken—and the Hidden Industry That Shoulders It Poultry plants, many of which rely on immigrant labor, already had high rates of occupational illness. Then the pandemic made everything worse. Tina VasquezScalawagJuly 20, 2021
AnalysisLabor Roundtable: How Fact-Checkers Bring Certainty to Uncertain Times A rare newsroom role can help journalism meet the moment. Maha AhmedOctober 1, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Labor The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic While some companies do everything to escape accountability, the Fair Food Program proves there’s an alternative. John BoweThe NationSeptember 14, 2020