Brooklyn Paper

Officials, workers demand lien to recover $3M in wage theft from Park Slope restaurant

Even after a popular Indian restaurant in Park Slope was ordered by the New York State Department of Labor in late September ...

NY minimum wage to increase soon: See how much it will rise

The state’s minimum hourly wage for workers will increase on Jan. 1, 2026 to $17 in New York City, Westchester County and on ...

New York's Top Court Will Decide Whether Labor Law Protects Workers From Being Fired For Blogging

The New York Court of Appeals is set to review a wrongful termination complaint involving a Jewish educator at a Westchester synagogue who coauthored a blog post which expressed anti-Zionist views and ...

Unemployment claims in New York increased last week

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New York rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...
Staten Island Advance

Labor Day 2025: What’s opened and closed in NYC on Monday

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Monday is Labor Day, a federal holiday observed on the first Monday of September each year to honor the social and economic contributions of American workers. It also marks ...