Inite Lwa Travay (ELU) bay asistans pou kliyan—tipikman travayè ki pa gen anpil salè ak travayè ki pap travay—ki fè fas ak yon seri pwoblèm ki gen rapò ak lwa travay. Majorite ka ELU yo enplike vyolasyon salè, diskriminasyon nan espas travay, konje fanmi ak medikal, trafik travay ak asirans chomaj. Travayè san papye yo patikilyèman vilnerab a eksplwatasyon anplwayè ki pa gen skrupil, epi ELU travay an kolaborasyon sere avèk Inite Lwa Imigrasyon nou an pou bay sipò ak aplikasyon pou viza U oswa T.

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Goumen kont vòl salè

The ELU, along with pro bono counsel, Shearman & Sterling LLP, represented more than 60 current and former pizza delivery workers in federal district court against DPNY, which owned four Domino’s Pizza stores in Manhattan, and the corporate franchisor, Domino’s. We first met with the plaintiffs through an organization we work closely with, National Mobilization Against Sweatshops (NMASS), a workers’ organization in NYC. The claim involved systemic wage theft violations – unpaid minimum wage and overtime, violations of the tip credit rules, and retaliation against workers who complained about these practices.

Dapre akizasyon pleyan yo sou patisipasyon antrepriz Domino a nan fòmasyon pwopriyetè magazen, kolekte epi kenbe done pewòl, ak etabli règleman ak pwosedi, tribinal la te pèmèt pleyan yo enkli antrepriz Domino's kòm yon akize - sa ki pa komen, men kritik nan ka sa a. kòm franchiz akize a te deklare fayit.

The ELU and Shearman & Sterling also represented the class in bankruptcy court. A settlement in the case was approved by the bankruptcy court and included $1.282 million to be paid by defendants, with almost $1.2 million of that amount going to the workers. Under the settlement, the franchise also agreed to pay the full minimum wage to its delivery workers instead of the reduced “tipped” wage.

Afilyasyon

Agrandi resous nou yo

ELU fè patenarya ak òganizasyon kominotè yo, sant travayè yo, ak òganizasyon sèvis sosyal yo pou idantifye ak ede kliyan atravè Vil Nouyòk ak pwoblèm lwa travay.

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ELU a fè patenarya tou ak kabinè avoka ki vin ko-konseye pro bono nan litij nou an. ELU travay tou ak volontè avoka ki pran retrèt yo ak etidyan lalwa pou plis elaji kapasite nou pou reprezante travayè ki pa gen salè.

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Richard Blum, yon avoka anplwaye nan Inite Dwa Travay nou an, ansanm ak ansyen manm inite a, elèv ki nan Main Street Legal Services CUNY Law School, ak avoka nan Arnold & Porter LLP kolabore ak Adhikaar, sant travayè Nepali a, pou travay avèk 23. kliyan yo ap eseye reklame salè ki poko peye nan men ansyen patwon yo, yon pwopriyetè yon chèn estasyon gaz atravè Long Island.

Pandan plizyè ane, anpil nan anplwaye sa yo pa t peye salè minimòm, yo te refize peye lè siplemantè, e yo te wè dediksyon ilegal nan salè yo chak semèn. Gen kèk anplwaye, ki souvan travay plis pase 80 èdtan chak semèn, pa janm resevwa okenn peman pou travay yo.

Erezman, apre plizyè ane travay, nou te genyen yon règleman enkwayab $285,000 pou kliyan nou yo nan tribinal fayit. Richard ak kliyan li yo te selebre viktwa yo lè li te distribye chèk bay yon gwoup travayè ke patwon yo te pwofite pou twò lontan.