Hicks Swanson

09/24/2023

The owner of a GR taco place is facing a lawsuit from the federal government over allegedly requiring some employees to give up tip money that would later be distributed to kitchen employees.

09/23/2023

So far, the UAW stoppage has impacted just a small portion of the workforce with limited implications for the broader economy.

09/23/2023

09/21/2023

The U.S. Department of Labor filed the lawsuit against Cascabel Ventures LLC which does business as Isalita and Mani Osteria & Bar in Ann Arbor.

09/19/2023

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/uaw-president-clashes-with-trump-over-visit-to-picket-lines/ar-AA1gWVP0?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=590ab140cd9141019c686411fce0e312&ei=7

Shawn Fain, the United Auto Workers chief, described Trump as a beneficiary of an economic system enriching the wealthy at workers' expense.

09/19/2023

https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/employment-labor/burlington-coat-factory-class-action-alleges-assistant-store-managers-not-paid-overtime-despite-performing-non-exempt-work/

09/19/2023

https://www.peggybrowningfund.org/workers-rights-conference

The 25th Annual National Law Students Workers' Rights Conference is returning to Philadelphia! Our 2022 Conference was an amazing return to in-person programming. Attended by 200 law students with over 50 presenters from across the country, the 2022 NLSWRC brought a community of progressive and ...

09/19/2023

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/republican-support-for-the-uaw-is-a-big-lol

When the G.O.P. was in power, it consistently sided with employers and blocked legislation supported by labor unions.

09/19/2023

In a speech to United Auto Workers members on Wednesday, Shawn Fain laid into the Big Three, explained the UAW's new “stand-up strike,” and invoked the Bible to declare their battle a righteous fight for justice. We print his prepared remarks here in full.