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New York sues Trump administration over program for 'predatory employers'
Source: Reuters
POLITICS AUGUST 6, 2018 / 4:21 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
New York sues Trump administration over program for 'predatory employers'
Brendan Pierson
2 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to compel the Trump administration to turn over more information about a pilot program allowing employers to resolve violations of federal overtime and minimum wage laws without penalties.
According to the lawsuit, filed against the U.S. Department of Labor by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood in Manhattan federal court, the department had failed to respond to a request for more information submitted in April under the federal freedom of information law.
In a statement, Underwood called the administration’s pilot program “nothing more than a get-out-of-jail-free card for predatory employers.”
“New York workers have a right to know why the Secretary of Labor decided to let employers off the hook when they don’t pay their workers,” she said.
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New York sues Trump administration over program for 'predatory employers'
Brendan Pierson
2 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to compel the Trump administration to turn over more information about a pilot program allowing employers to resolve violations of federal overtime and minimum wage laws without penalties.
According to the lawsuit, filed against the U.S. Department of Labor by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood in Manhattan federal court, the department had failed to respond to a request for more information submitted in April under the federal freedom of information law.
In a statement, Underwood called the administration’s pilot program “nothing more than a get-out-of-jail-free card for predatory employers.”
“New York workers have a right to know why the Secretary of Labor decided to let employers off the hook when they don’t pay their workers,” she said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-new-york-lawsuit/new-york-sues-trump-administration-over-program-for-predatory-employers-idUSKBN1KR26F
