In a lawsuit, the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, said UPS had “repeatedly and persistently” failed to pay seasonal workers for all of the time they spent on the job. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Wages and Salaries”
Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2025
Starbucks agreed to the settlement after failing to give workers stable schedules. Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, joined striking Starbucks workers in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
4 Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the J-1 Visa Program
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2025
Some American companies have used the cultural exchange program as a supply of cheap, exploitable labor, records and interviews show. Source: New York Times
How a Small Avant-Garde Theater Makes It Work in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2025
The Brick, an Off Off Broadway institution in Williamsburg, has kept the lights on for more than 20 years by cobbling together support from donors, grants and ticket sales. Source: New York Times
A LIRR Strike Is Looming. Here’s What to Know.
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2025
More than 3,000 employees could stop work after midnight on Thursday, Sept. 18, effectively shutting down America’s busiest commuter rail service. Source: New York Times
In Rebuke of Eric Adams, City Council Overrides 3 Vetoes
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2025
Measures eliminating criminal summonses for unlicensed vending and giving higher pay to grocery delivery workers had been overruled by the mayor. Source: New York Times
Higher Pay for New York’s Uber Drivers Is Temporarily Halted by Judge
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2022
Uber argues in a lawsuit that it could be forced to raise fares if regulators are allowed to increase pay rates for ride-hail drivers. Source: New York Times
Strike Ends at the New School and Parsons School of Design
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2022
Adjunct faculty had walked out over wages and compensation for work outside the classroom. The private school had faced a lawsuit from parents. Source: New York Times
The Lincoln Tunnel is Phasing Out Cash — Permanently This Time
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
The change takes effect on Sunday. It is the last step in an effort to bring modern toll collecting to all of the Port Authority’s tunnels and bridges. Source: New York Times
Inside the Fight to Pay Food Delivery Workers $23 an Hour
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2022
App services warn that a proposed wage increase for New York City workers could mean higher delivery costs. Source: New York Times
A Times Square Hotel Was Set To Become Affordable Housing. Then the Union Stepped In.
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
Tras una peligrosa odisea, un intento por sobrevivir en Nueva York
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Enfrentados a las demoras burocráticas, decenas de miles de migrantes venezolanos se abren camino en la economía clandestina de la ciudad y se unen a su ejército de trabajadores indocumentados. Source: New York Times
Migrants Search for Jobs in NYC’s Underground Labor Market
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Faced with lengthy bureaucratic delays, tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants are slipping into the city’s underground economy and joining its army of undocumented workers. Source: New York Times
New York City, Once a Minimum Wage Leader, Now Lags Behind
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
As inflation has surged, other cities have vaulted past New York’s $15 minimum wage, considered a trailblazer only a few years ago. Source: New York Times
Most NYC Job Postings Must Include Salaries Starting in November
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2022
A new city law going into effect on Tuesday will require companies with at least four employees to post salary ranges for openings, even if the jobs involve remote or hybrid work. Source: New York Times