A carnival company must pay more than $383,000 in back pay after it forced a union on immigrant workers and struck a collective bargaining agreement that paid the employees lower …
California Supreme Court throws out challenge to Prop. 22
The California Supreme Court threw out a constitutional challenge to Proposition 22, clearing the path for the voter-approved law allowing gig companies to keep treating their workers as independent contractors. …
Amazon presses for in-person voting for unionization election in the midst of a pandemic
Amazon wants the upcoming unionization election at its Bessemer, Ala., warehouse to be held in-person, arguing against National Labor Relations Board guidance to hold mail-in balloting in the middle of …
Postmates Must Arbitrate Wage Dispute With Nearly 5,000 Couriers
Postmates must individually arbitrate with about 4,800 couriers who allege they are misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees under California labor law, and the company must pay the couriers’ …
U.S. Bans All Cotton and Tomatoes From Xinjiang Region of China
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced a ban on imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Xinjiang area of China, as well as all products made with those materials, citing …
Driver lawsuit says Uber and Lyft’s Proposition 22 is unconstitutional
A trio of ride-hail drivers filed a lawsuit in California’s Supreme Court on Tuesday alleging that Proposition 22 is unconstitutional. The proposition was voted into law by California residents in November and …
`` Personne ne devrait être licencié sur un coup de tête '': les travailleurs de la restauration rapide gagnent plus de sécurité d'emploi
Le conseil municipal de New York a adopté un projet de loi qui empêcherait les travailleurs d'être licenciés sans raison valable. Les restaurants de restauration rapide disent que les nouvelles règles compliqueront les choses
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In Cedar Point, Will the Supreme Court Rewrite the Fifth Amendment?
“This spring, the Supreme Court will hear a case, Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, challenging a forty-five year old California regulation that gives union organizers limited access to growers’ private property to …