AALDEF in the News
Filter by:
'Apprenticeship' to Chef Meant Only Long Hours and Sub-Minimum Wages, Suit Says
04.26.12
New York Times -- Here's a variant on the depressingly common phenomenon of restaurants underpaying their low-wage workers: a former employee of the Lower East Side gastropub Spitzer's Corner has charged in a suit that he was hired into a...
Spitzer's Corner Chef Made "Apprentice" Toil 90 Hours A Week For Peanuts, Lawsuit Alleges
04.26.12
Gothamist -- An aspiring cook has filed a lawsuit against the chef and owners of Spitzer's Corner, the popular Lower East Side scenester hangout that's previously been in trouble for serving booze to minors. According to the lawsuit (in full...
Spitzer's Corner Sued by Former Cook Over Wages
04.26.12
New York Magazine -- DNAinfo says Edward Kim, who worked in the Spitzer's Corner kitchen for roughly ten months, is suing the Lower East Side spot for allegedly paying him a "poverty wage." Kim says he stuck around because he...
Upscale Gastropub Spitzer's Corner Paid 'Poverty Wage,' Lawsuit Claims
04.26.12
DNAinfo -- A former employee at the Lower East Side gastropub Spitzer's Corner is suing the restaurant for allegedly paying him as little as $2.91 an hour while he worked as an apprentice under former executive chef Sung Park.Edward Kim,...
Chinatown B.I.D. billing dispute remains
04.25.12
Downtown Express -- Though a billing snafu in Chinatown has been resolved, it has reawakened a long-standing debate over the neighborhood's newly formed Business Improvement District and caused angst among some property owners about being overcharged in the future. The...
File your naturalization application soon, if you want to vote in the November elections
04.25.12
New York Daily News -- The Tenth Annual CUNY/Daily News annual Citizenship NOW! Call-in is a terrific success. We have already answered more than 100,000 call since the program began. The call-in ends Friday, so you have just three...
National resolution against high-stakes tests released
04.24.12
Washington Post -- A national resolution protesting high-stakes standardized testing was released Tuesday by a coalition of national education, civil rights and parents groups, as well as educators who are trying to build a broad-based movement against the Obama administration's...
Diverse 6th District Could Foster An Ugly Campaign
04.19.12
Queens Tribune -- "No worry I have kindergartners make pamphlet 4 English ppls to read Chinese signs. It be all ok. Me love you all long time! #NY06".In the context of a lifetime, or even a congressional race, they barely...
Albany's Redistricting Deal Slowly Makes Its Way Through The Courts
04.18.12
NY1 News -- Last month, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed off on newly drawn lines for state legislative districts as part of a deal that would reform the redistricting process in 2022, but the plan is still in a state of...
Nail Salon Workers Allege Abuse In String Of Lawsuits
04.11.12
AOL/Huffington Post -- If you've ever received a speedy $10 manicure, there's a good chance that the woman who buffed your nails was paid less than minimum wage, denied overtime, and suffered emotional abuse. At least that's what salon workers...