“Este projeto de lei prevê que a definição de raça para esses propósitos também inclua traços historicamente associados à raça, incluindo, mas não limitado a, textura de cabelo e penteados de proteção, e…
Over 200 major companies sign Supreme Court brief in favor of LGBTQ workers
More than 200 major U.S. and international corporations signed an amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court on Tuesday arguing that excluding sexual orientation and gender identity from federal civil …
Debate Over Uber and Lyft Drivers’ Rights in California Has Split Labor
California’s labor movement recently seemed on the verge of a new era for worker rights. A state court ruled that workers in the gig economy should have many of the …
Justices to Review How Federal Workers Prove Job Bias Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court accepted June 28 a petition asking for clarification on what federal government workers must prove when they file discrimination claims. The main question for the court …
Processo trabalhista forçado contra o Pacífico Imperial avança
O desenvolvimento do Palácio Imperial da Imperial Pacific em Saipan, na Comunidade das Ilhas Marianas do Norte (CNMI), enfrentou muitos problemas, incluindo atrasos e ações judiciais. Um desses processos ...
Lawsuit claims Grand America Hotel exploited immigrants
A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses the luxury Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City of luring workers from the Philippines to a program that promised training and cultural immersion but …
TIANMING WANG, et al., Vs. DECORAÇÃO DA CONSTRUÇÃO GOLD MANTIS (CNMI), LLC, et al.
O tribunal distrital federal em Saipan emitiu uma decisão permitindo que o trabalho forçado e as reivindicações de tráfico de seres humanos de sete trabalhadores da construção civil chineses prosseguissem. O caso, Wang, et al. v. Ouro ...
The Double Standard of Antitrust Law
Antitrust law, established originally to limit corporate power, has become its friend. Think about the following anomalies: • If a group of independent truck drivers forms an association to jointly bargain …
Treat workers as employees? Uber, Lyft and others are scrambling for a compromise
Faced with a looming threat to their way of doing business, Uber, Lyft and other major on-demand companies are trying something they’ve historically been reluctant to do: seeking compromise. Anxious …
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