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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Un fabricant de pyjamas Costco désigné pour le travail forcé

Les autorités américaines des douanes et de la protection des frontières ont ouvert le 1er octobre de rares ordonnances de détention portant sur des marchandises importées de cinq pays sans précédent en…

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Les travailleurs de Google ayant voté pour la syndicalisation à Pittsburgh font partie de l'énorme effectif d'employés de Tech

Mardi après-midi, un groupe de professionnels de la technologie à Pittsburgh qui travaillent chez Google - mais pas pour Google - ont voté en faveur de la création d'un syndicat. C'est probablement la première fois que les cols blancs de la technologie…

Newsom signe un projet de loi réécrivant le droit du travail californien, limitant le recours à des entrepreneurs indépendants

Les entreprises californiennes vont bientôt faire face à de nouvelles limites dans leur recours à des entrepreneurs indépendants dans le cadre d'une proposition étroitement surveillée adoptée dans la loi par le gouverneur Gavin Newsom mercredi, une décision louée…

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