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Listen to this article A long-running federal suit seeking back pay for Taxi and Limousine Commission drivers whose TLC licenses were unconstitutionally suspended if they got arrested has been settled, with the city agreeing to pay out a total of $140 million to nearly 20,000 drivers.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
The legal challenges, confirmed by Christopher Bonk, a partner at Gilbert Employment Law, aim to get the workers reinstated with back pay.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
As part of the settlement involving back pay to athletes, UCLA’s share of NCAA revenue will be reduced by more than $1 million annually for the next 10 years.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Natalia took note of a key detail: years later, long after Luz had left journalism behind, a judge ruled that the newspaper’s owners owed every member of the union back pay.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2025
The legal challenges, confirmed by Christopher Bonk, a partner at Gilbert Employment Law, aim to get the workers reinstated with back pay.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
As part of the settlement involving back pay to athletes, UCLA’s share of NCAA revenue will be reduced by more than $1 million annually for the next 10 years.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Natalia took note of a key detail: years later, long after Luz had left journalism behind, a judge ruled that the newspaper’s owners owed every member of the union back pay.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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“Back pay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20pay. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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