Just as states around the country have found that holding top-of-the-food-chain employers jointly accountable is one of the more effective tools for fighting wage theft and premium fraud, the U.S. Department of Labor has decided to move in the opposite direction.
And this week, 18 states' attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit, hoping to block the department's recent rulemaking.
“This new rule will allow employers to shield themselves from liability and make it easier to steal from workers,” Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said in a statement. “In the...
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