December 12, 2011 - U.S. Court of Appeals For the Third Circuit affirms victory for NAACP in class action case challenging municipal residency requirement. To read the opinion, click here.

August 8, 2011 – Employees of D.C. counseling center awarded unpaid wages and liquidated damages under FLSA and D.C. Wage Payment and Collection Law

April 4, 2011 – EEOC Administrative Judge finds class-wide discrimination by Social Security Administration against African-American women for promotions into Grade 12. For more information, visit http://www.ssaclassaction.com/

Links & Legal Resources

Government-Related Organizations
  • www.dc.gov - The District of Columbia government
  • www.eeoc.gov - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • www.usdol.gov - The Department of Labor enforces federal wage and hour law
  • www.dllr.state.md.us - The Maryland Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation enforces Maryland's wage and hour law
Lawyers Associations
  • www.dcbar.org - Including links to information on the District of Columbia Superior Court and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Public Interest Groups
  • www.dcejc.org - A private, non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of low-income workers in the metropolitan Washington area by combining legal services, community education, community organizing, and advocacy work
  • www.naacp.org - Rose & Rose has represented the NAACP since 1988
  • www.nela.org - National Employment Lawyers Association – the nation's oldest and largest association of advocates for workplace rights
  • www.workplacefairness.org – A nonprofit organization that promotes workplace policies and practices that work for everyone
Other Employee Advocates
  • www.levlaw.lawoffice.com - Rose & Rose shares office space with David Levinson, Esq., who represent labor unions on the entire range of labor law matters before federal and state courts, arbitrators, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and state labor relations boards. He has a long history of successful representation of labor unions involving a broad range of claims on behalf of the union's members and also involving union institutional interests such as dues collection and internal disputes. David R. Levinson is proud to be a "union lawyer."
  • www.harriskaufman.com - Harris & Kaufman is a California law firm dedicated to representing employees in disputes against their employers. Their California labor attorneys represent employees and workers in wage disputes, overtime pay, vacation pay, unlawful termination, rest and meal period cases, and cases regarding tip pooling and tip pools. Their lawyers can assist you if you believe that your employer has broken the California Labor Laws.