Uber’s lawsuit challenging NYC’s cap on new vehicles is dismissed

Uber’s lawsuit challenging New York City’s first-in-the-nation law capping the number of ride-hail drivers that operate on its streets has been dismissed. The law, which went into effect August 2018, paused the …

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City Council passes bill to extend labor protections for domestic workers

The new legislation requires employers to provide the city’s approximately 16,000 domestic workers — including home health aides, nannies and housekeepers — with a written contract that lays out duties, …

Drain company owner convicted of manslaughter in South End trench collapse

A Suffolk Superior Court judge today convicted the owner of a drain pipe company of manslaughter in connection with the drowning of two workers in a South End trench collapse …

The Uber/Lyft Ballot Initiative Guarantees only $5.64 an Hour

Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have unveiled their ballot initiative to undo historic worker protections enshrined in AB5, California’s new law that tightens the criteria for worker classification. The initiative claims …

Unprecedented: The Trump NLRB’s attack on workers’ rights

Under the Trump administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has systematically rolled back workers’ rights to form unions and engage in collective bargaining with their employers, to the detriment …

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California’s workplace sexual harassment laws strengthened

Gov. Gavin Newsom took action Thursday to strengthen California’s workplace protection laws related to sexual harassment, signing bills that were vetoed by his predecessor last year. The new laws will …

Protecting migrant construction workers: What can we learn from China, EU, US and Latin America?

This is the third in a series of papers addressing the issue of late, partial or non-payment of wages to migrant construction workers. Our work has a specific focus on …

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Empresa que fabrica pijamas Costco marcados por trabajo forzado

El 1 de octubre, la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los EE. UU. Impuso órdenes de detención de bienes importados de cinco países sin precedentes en un día en base a las acusaciones de que las personas que producen esos ...

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Los trabajadores de Google que votaron para sindicalizarse en Pittsburgh son parte de la enorme fuerza laboral de contratistas de Tech

El martes por la tarde, un grupo de profesionales de la tecnología en Pittsburgh que trabajan en Google, pero no en Google, votaron para formar un sindicato. Es probable que sea la primera vez que los trabajadores de cuello blanco en la tecnología ...

Newsom firma un proyecto de ley que reescribe la ley de empleo de California, limitando el uso de contratistas independientes

Las empresas de California pronto enfrentarán nuevos límites en el uso de contratistas independientes en virtud de una propuesta vigilada y firmada por el gobernador Gavin Newsom el miércoles, una decisión elogiada ...

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