Day: September 8, 2021

Gov. Hochul Signs Four Labor Bills, Including Wage Theft, Prevailing Wage

Steve Wishnia September 8, 2021

ALBANY, N.Y.—Governor Kathy Hochul marked Labor Day by signing four labor-related bills, including an anti-wage-theft measure that building-trades unions had called their top legislative priority this year. The wage-theft law

The Future of TeleHealth in New York State

Robert Grey September 8, 2021

New York, NY – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board approved, for the first time, telehealth visits for injured workers. As the pandemic continues to

Mandated Water Breaks for Workers Remain in Texas – For Now

Steve Wishnia September 8, 2021

AUSTIN, Texas—On Sunday, Sept. 5, the mid-afternoon temperature reached 100 degrees in South Austin, on the shadeless concrete sidewalks of South Congress Avenue, outside the Riverside Drive bus as it