Make the Road Ny
Senior Staff Attorney and Workplace Justice Coordinator
Office of Labor Policy & Standards Nyc Department of Consumer Affairs Sep 2016 - Sep 2017
Labor Policy Advisor
National Employment Law Project Sep 2016 - Sep 2017
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Education:
Fordham University School of Law 2005 - 2008
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Doctorates, Law
Wesleyan University 1995 - 1999
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, History
NELP's Sarah Leberstein on fast food workers now being joined by home care workers in their mutual and growing fight for higher wages and union rights.
Commentary by NELP's Sarah Leberstein and Cathy Ruckelshaus, on why it's time to finally extend wage and hour protections to home care workers. Read...
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Supreme Court decision leaves in place new rule raising pay for home healthcare workers
Sarah Leberstein, with the National Employment Law Project, praised the decision Monday saying that stabilizing worker income and improving standards will ease the tremendous burnout and turnover that hurts the industry and patients.
Moves by both companies are a step in the right direction, said Sarah Leberstein, senior staff attorney at the National Employment Law Project, adding it seems almost similar to Wal-Mart's announcement last month that it would be raising the minimum wage for entry-level workers to $9 an hour.