During the first six months of 2014, state investigators recovered and disbursed more than $16.4 million in wages, interest and damages to 21,050 workers cheated out of their proper pay and benefits. “Every New Yorker is entitled to a fair ...

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As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, states were permitted to borrow money, interest free, to finance their increasing unemployment programs during the Great Recession. Congress, however, did not include an extension ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Criminal Restitution Interest United States v. Qurashi 10-348-cr Appealed from the Eastern District of New York Background: This appeal is from an order of restitution entered by the district court following defendant-appellant Imran Qurashi’s ...

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A federal employer must pay interest on an award of back pay in an age discrimination case, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment. The federal Back Pay Act generally waives the government's sovereign immunity from liability for interest on a back pay award.

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Judgments Interest Adrian v. Town of Yorktown 09-5062-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The plaintiffs-appellants Joseph and Elaine Adrian and Adrian Family Partners LLP sued the Town of Yorktown pursuant ...

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