During a State of Emergency, Colorado legislature’s Joint rule 44 allows the legislative session to be conducted over 120 days instead of 120 consecutive days.
The final version of the COMPS Order will be coming out soon. We are optimistic that the final rule will maintain many of the critical protections for workers that were contained within the proposed rule, and we appreciate everything the CDLE has already done to date to advance worker protections as part of this rulemaking. … Continued
Come hang with us to celebrate a year of victories for workers who continue to fight for more power and fairer treatment, even in the face of tremendous fear. There will be food, drink, entertainment, and of course, our annual celebration of two Wage Justice Champions for their tremendous achievements fighting for justice for workers. … Continued
December 3, 2019: Yesterday, three former civil detainees of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania filed a proposed class action complaint alleging that the County, the private company that owns and operates the Lackawanna County Recycling Center, and other private and public defendants forced hundreds of child support debtors in Lackawanna County to work at the Recycling Center … Continued
Towards Justice seeks a mid-level attorney to join our team in Denver and expand our capacity to empower low-wage workers to navigate rapidly changing employment relationships, avoid forced arbitration, combat collusion, escape forced labor, and recover stolen wages. The successful candidate will have experience in complex litigation efforts and can expect to engage in fact … Continued
Join workers, advocates, and community members for a night of discussion and story sharing as we encourage the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to edit and improve the Wage Order and protect all Colorado workers. Today in Colorado, many workers can go entire workdays without being guaranteed a legal break. Managers in all industries … Continued
Towards Justice filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of New Mexico workers with physical and intellectual disabilities who are employed in “sheltered workshops.”
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Towards Justice represents people who paid maximum prices for bail bonds in a class action lawsuit against more than 20 surety companies and agents alleging that they conspired to keep bail premiums high for criminal defendants in California.
Towards Justice combats anticompetitive practices that undermine worker power. In 2017, Towards Justice filed a lawsuit in California on behalf of current and former employees of Carl’s Jr. restaurants alleging that Carl’s Jr. and its franchisor CKE engaged in a conspiracy to suppress the wages and working conditions of the restaurant-based managers who run hundreds of Carl’s Jr. restaurants across the state
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