Olbermann Watch has confirmed that the New York State Department of Labor filed an Industrial Commission Warrant against Olbermann Broadcasting Empire on April 1, 2008 for $1,039.15 with the New York County Clerk's office.

An Industrial Commission warrant is a remedy available to the Labor Department after all administrative procedures have been exhausted - the employer had been given notice of the claim, had an opportunity to contest it, and the time for all appeals has lapsed.  It creates a lien on all property of the corporation within the county and gives the county sheriff the right to execute the warrant by, among other things, attaching and selling the employer's property within the county.  There are various procedures that the sheriff has to go through before selling the property.

We actually broke the story yesterday on the Pat Campbell radio show which airs in Tulsa, OK. I am on my way from New York to Minneapolis yesterday, stuck in Chicago when I called in, so if you hear any announcements in the background that's the gate agent telling us why our connecting flight was delayed yet again.

NOTE: I also appeared on the Mike Gallagher Show today and we will see if we can get a clip up of that soon.