Dana v. Hershey Co., 180 F. Supp. 3d 652 (N.D. Cal. 2016)

Facts Plaintiffs claimed that Hershey violated CA’s Unfair Competition Law, Consumers Legal Remedies Act, and False Advertising Law by failing to disclose that the cocoa in some of its chocolate …

McCoy v. Nestlé USA, Inc., 173 F. Supp. 3d 954, 956 (ND Cal. 2016)

Problema: si la ley de California requiere que las corporaciones informen a los clientes de las cadenas de suministro que involucran la esclavitud y el trabajo infantil en sus envases de productos y publicidad en el punto de venta (no). Hechos: clase putativa ...

Hodsdon v. Mars, Inc., 162 F.Supp.3d 1016, No. 15–CV–04450–RS, 2016 WL 627383 (N.D.Cal. Feb. 17, 2016)

Facts “Consumer brought putative class action against manufacturer of chocolate products, alleging that manufacturer’s failure to disclose on its product labels that its suppliers used forced and child labor violated …

USA: Filipino teachers celebrate court victory in forced labour case

This is a press release reporting that a U.S. district court ordered a Los Angeles recruitment company to pay USD 4.5 million to 350 Filipino teachers for forced exploitive contracts. …

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Ordenanza de la ciudad de Seattle 124968

Una ordenanza relacionada con el taxi, la compañía de la red de transporte y para los conductores de vehículos de alquiler; que modifica la Sección 6.310.110 del Código Municipal de Seattle; añadiendo una nueva Sección 6.310.735 al Municipal de Seattle ...

Nat'l Ass'n de Manufacturers v. SEC, 800 F.3d 518, 519 (DC Cir. 2015)

Problema: la consideración de la jurisprudencia anterior sobre la prohibición de la Primera Enmienda del discurso forzado, según corresponda, tuvo a nuestro juicio que el requisito de divulgación de minerales en conflicto en ...

2015 US NLRB case between Mercedes-Benz and UAW on distribution of union material in mixed use space

Acting on unfair-labor-practice charges filed by the Union, the Board’s General Counsel issued a complaint alleging that the Company violated Section 8(a)(1) of the Act by maintaining a solicitation and …

An Analysis of the Labor Market for Uber’s Driver-Partners in the United States

This paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of Uber’s driver-partners, based on both survey data and anonymized, aggregated administrative data. Uber has grown at an exponential rate over the last …

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Reclutamiento laboral global en el contexto de la cadena de suministro

El documento examina la estructura de mercado de la contratación internacional de mano de obra, cómo funciona y por qué las regulaciones fallan. Luego aboga por un enfoque de responsabilidad conjunta para regular el reclutamiento, examinando enfoques dirigidos por el gobierno en ...

Turning a Blind Eye?: Respecting Human Rights in Government Purchasing

This report examines the role of U.S. government supply chains—and their emphasis of low-bid, high-scale competition—in the commission of human rights abuses. With this report, the authors examine the agency …

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