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What I’ve Been Reading This Week


The end of the year normally means less time on the road and in court and more time to read through articles.  This year, unfortunately is much different with many, many courts holding hearings and trials to close out 2020.  Even with not having any travel, the amount of court appearances has left me with little time to read through articles.  With that being said, I did come across a couple articles worth mentioning.

As always, below are a couple articles that caught my eye this week.


New York Senate Republicans Push For Delay to Minimum Wage Hike

Earlier this week, Senate Republicans in New York began to voice their support for delaying a minimum wage hike in the state, set to take effect at the end of the year.  While it is not expected that Governor Andrew Cuomo would agree to any delay (nor Senate Democrats for that matter), might this effort to delay the minimum wage hike prove effective?


OSHA Under Fire For Limited Enforcement At Meat Packing Plants

In recent months, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has been heavily criticized for a perceived lack of enforcement of employer safety violations at meat packing plants.  One plant in South Dakota, for instance, has had over 1,000 employees contract the coronavirus with several passing away as a result.  The penalty imposed against the employer for the employees allegedly contracting the virus at work was a proposed penalty of $13,494.  A similar penalty was soon after proposed for another employer in Colorado.  This has led many former OSHA officials and a few Senators to publicly call out OSHA for what they consider to be extremely lenient penalties.  Whether this increased focus on OSHA and the proposed penalties results in a change is unclear at this time.

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