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Earlier this month, the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) – the City’s paid sick leave mandate – celebrated its 10-year anniversary.

Allison Gill, the legal director of Global Labor Justice, stated that the talks present a significant opportunity for Taiwan to enhance its international reputation and ensure labor rights for all fishers and its distant water fishing industry. Read more.

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Weeks before he was indicted on bribery charges alongside ex-Buildings Department head Eric Ulrich this summer, a Queens tow truck operator got paid by a city agency for a vehicle hauling job — even though he had for years been barred from receiving municipal business due to a separate, ongoing legal battle, the Daily News has learned. The Sanitation Department’s $9,000 payment to Michael ...

After Eric Ulrich surrendered himself Wednesday morning, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and city Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber announced five indictments against the former official for allegedly misusing his

Eric Ulrich has “misus[ed] his authority in every public service position he held,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Wednesday.

Bryan Thomas/Getty ImagesThe former commissioner of New York City’s Department of Buildings was indicted Wednesday on charges he traded favors and influence for more than $150,000 in cash and gifts, including a premium New York Mets season ticket package, a discounted beachfront apartment in Queens, a “bespoke suit,” and a painting by the last surviving apprentice of legendary Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí.Eric Ulrich, who resigned in November after being questioned ...

Ex-NYC Buildings Boss Took $150K In Bribes, Faces 5 Indictments: DA - New York City, NY - Eric Ulrich used each of his taxpayer-funded roles, including Mayor Eric Adams' senior adviser, to "line his pockets," said Manhattan's DA.

After Eric Ulrich surrendered himself Wednesday morning, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and city Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber announced five indictments against the former official for allegedly misusing his