December eNews
November 30, 2015
From Michael's Desk
 We’re quite excited by the crackling energy around increasing the minimum wage. We also are delighted that Fair Shot for All—an important coalition of labor and community organizations—has adopted wage theft as one of its three priorities for the 2016 session.
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The Gig is Up: Lawsuits Challenge Misclassification of Workers
 With 50 million people (an estimated third of U.S. workers) identifying as something other than full-time employees, a significant number of the work force will feel the impact of recent lawsuits against “gig economy†employers who are cutting costs by hiring most of their workers as "paid-per-gig†independent contractors rather than full-time employees. Continue reading...
Case of the Month: Two Painters Struggle to Recover Back Wages.
 Fernando’s story is a common one these days: working as a painter for the same company off and on for over 10 years, he kept long hours, and racked 60-70 hours of work each week. His day normally started at 6 a.m., when he arrived at the boss’s shop to load materials and equipment before heading out to the jobsite for the day. He’d then put in 10-11 hours of physically demanding work, cleaned up at the end, and headed back to the shop to drop off the company's vehicle and materials. His boss, however, failed to pay him overtime and didn't pay him at all for his prep and travel time. Continue reading...
Inside NWJP: Meet Shannon Garcia, future attorney-at-law
 Have you ever read The Awkward Yeti? It's an online comic strip featuring Heart (a carefree, magic-loving dreamer) and Brain (a logical, reality-embracing cynic). Hosting Shannon Garcia, a Lewis & Clark Law School student who clerked with us for a year and a half, was like having our very own Heart in the office. Continue reading...
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