NEW SILVER PALACE: A MAJOR VICTORY FOR ALL WORKING PEOPLE

Restaurant workers and 318 Restaurant Worker Union members from the New Silver Palace (NSP) Restaurant recently won a landmark legal decision that impacts workers' right to sue sweatshop bosses. First, a federal judge affirmed the right of a worker to sue the employer individually (in addition to the company) when the employer violates NY State labor law. Secondly,workers can sue their employer at the same time in both federal court and National Labor Relations Board for damages when the employer retaliates against them for exercising their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Workers also recovered a $500,000 settlement from some of the defendants and are pursuing the remaining $2.9 million not yet recovered.

The NSP fight is part of the Justice Will Be Served Campaign, sponsored by 318 RWU, CSWA, & NMASS.