Max Nesterak

Saint Paul

Reporter at Minnesota Reformer

professionally nosy. reporter at @mnreformer covering labor. board member @mnspj.

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Painting contractor hit with Minnesota’s first wage theft conviction

2 weeks ago | minnesotareformer.com | Max Nesterak |Minnesota Reformer

A Hennepin County District Court judge handed down Minnesota’s first wage theft conviction on Wednesday against a painting contractor, Frederick Leon Newell, for stealing more than $35,000 in wages from five workers at an affordable housing development in north Minneapolis.
Painting contractor hit with Minnesota’s first wage theft conviction

2 weeks ago | southernminn.com | Max Nesterak

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Child labor violations are increasing in Minnesota; here's why

3 weeks ago | sctimes.com | Max Nesterak

Child labor violations are rising in Minnesota and nationwide, potentially linked to labor shortages and a rise in unaccompanied migrant children. A report by North Star Policy Action suggests a correlation between the increase in unaccompanied minors and child labor violations. While some argue for loosening child labor laws to address labor shortages, others express concern over potential exploitation and risks to minors' well-being.
Trump Moves To Rescind Union Rights Of Over One Million Federal Workers

3 weeks ago | popularresistance.org | Max Nesterak |Minnesota Reformer

Above photo: Megan Dayton, president of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, the union representing some 18,000 state workers, speaks at a news conference with state Democratic lawmakers on March 28, 2025. Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. And Other Labor News. Trump signs order rescinding union rights of federal workers.
Trump moves to rescind union rights of over 1 million federal workers — and other labor news • Minnesota Reformer

3 weeks ago | minnesotareformer.com | Max Nesterak |Minnesota Reformer

Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Trump moves to strip federal workers of union rights; Minnesota public unions vow to fight part-time return-to-office order; U of M resident physicians file for union; child labor violations on the rise; and 80 nursing home workers strike in Minneapolis.
Trump moves to rescind union rights of over 1 million federal workers - and other labor news

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Max Nesterak

President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond.
Report: Child labor violations are on the rise in Minnesota

4 weeks ago | minnesotareformer.com | Max Nesterak |Minnesota Reformer

Child labor violations have increased significantly in Minnesota — and across the country — in recent years as a tight labor market has coincided with a surge in unaccompanied migrant children. The number of underage workers found to be employed in violation of child labor laws increased nearly fivefold in the United States and more than twofold in Minnesota from 2015 to 2023, according to a new report from the left-leaning think tank North Star Policy Action.
Federal cuts eliminate the workers but not the work

1 month ago | highlandcountypress.com | Max Nesterak |Minnesota Reformer

By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer, https://minnesotareformer.com Veterans need assistance accessing their benefits. Who can they call? A fellow veteran was making sure their financial claims were processed. The public often struggles to find the information they need to access disability benefits and other services across the federal government’s thousands of websites. Could one central search engine answer all questions? A web developer was working on it.
Report: Child labor violations are on the rise in Minnesota

1 month ago | southernminn.com | Max Nesterak

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Report: Child labor violations are on the rise in Minnesota

1 month ago | walkermn.com | Max Nesterak

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