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A former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleader has filed suit against the team alleging it violated federal wage and other labor laws during the 2012-13 season she was employed by the NFL club. Since January, cheerleaders for the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders and New York Jets have filed similar "wage theft" suits, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
If you always wanted to join Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) or a host of other progressive leaders but couldn't make it to Washington, D.C., or the campaign trail, tomorrow is your chance. The Campaign for America's Future is hosting the New Populism Conference, and the entire event will be live-streamed on OurFuture.org and Free Speech TV.
Five elite Hotshot fire crews have descended on northern Arizona to fight a wildfire that has devoured at least 450 acres since Tuesday — and is creeping up a canyon toward at least 100 homes and businesses, officials said.
Speaking about the allegations of misconduct at VA hospitals, President Obama says, "I will not stand for it — not as commander in chief, but also not as an American." Watch the entire NBC special report.
A 67-year-old woman went from a Saturday bike ride to a hospital bed after she was attacked by multiple pit bulls on Saturday.
ome 60 Walmart workers in 13 states whom the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges were fired or disciplined for protesting workplace conditions and wages last year are a step closer to justice after the NLRB began its case against the retail giant Monday.
The fate of a Missouri death-row inmate who says his execution should be scrapped because he has a birth defect will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday.
College is all about options: Economics or art history? Debate club or newspaper? Pepperoni or extra cheese? But after graduation, with average student debt nearing almost $30,000, your financial options as a college grad may be limited. For students in a difficult job market, paychecks strangled by loan payments restrict plans for financial independence, car purchases, and home ownership.
Here are some headlines from the working family’s news we're reading today (after the jump).
