Labor & Employment Law

Sharpton Comes Out Against Employee Free Choice Act
Workplace Prof Blog ran an interesting December 18, 2008 story where they discuss Rev. Sharpton coming out against the EFCA, available here. Thank G-d Rev. Al was never elected to political office...

Rev. Sharpton And/Or His Business Entities Reportedly Owe The Gov't. 1.5 Million In Taxes
The May 11, 2008 Buffalo News has an interesting story about Rev. Sharpton entitled Sharpton and his organizations owe back taxes, penalties, records show. The article states that Rev...

Sharpton Lawyers Up in Tax Probe
From today's New York Daily News: Sharpton Gets Big Gun to Fend Off Feds, by John Marzulli: Facing an escalating federal probe into his charity's finances, the Rev. Al Sharpton now has his own muscle: former Brooklyn U...

AP: Al Sharpton Owes $1.5 Million in Taxes
The Associated Press is reporting that Al Sharpton and his business and nonprofit entities owe nearly $1.5 million in taxes, interest, and penalties: [T]he U.S. attorney is investigating his nonprofit group, a probe that an undeterred Sharpton brushes off as...

Sharpton and His Businesses Own Almost $1.5 Million in Back Taxes
Al Sharpton is once again in the legal news with the disclosure that he and his various enterprises owe $1.5 million in back taxes. Currently under criminaL investigation, the question is why Sharpton appears to get a free pass with politicians like the Clintons and Obamas despite a history of overt race baiting and [...

No Criminal Tax Charges Against Sharpton
Al Sharpton's tax woes will not land him in prison, according to Sharpton's lawyers. Federal prosecutors have disbanded their criminal investigation into the financial dealings of the Rev...