Mandatory “captive audience” meetings in which companies argue against unionization are illegal, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in a case involving Amazon.com Inc., prohibiting one of employers’ most potent …
Board Restores Prior Standard Governing Employer Statements about Unionization’s Impact on Employer-Employee Relationship
The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Siren Retail Corp d/b/a Starbucks, overruling Tri-Cast, Inc., 274 NLRB 377 (1985) and clarifying the test that the Board will use to evaluate whether …
Massachusetts voters allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize
Massachusetts voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that would allow ride-share drivers to unionize, becoming the first U.S. state to allow drivers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft …
Uber Drivers Seek Voter Approval to Unionize in Massachusetts
Massachusetts voters are preparing to decide whether Uber and Lyft drivers can form a union and collectively negotiate their pay and working conditions, a potentially first-of-its-kind bargaining model for the …
Inmate Labor Tests the Limits on ‘Involuntary Servitude’
In the back of a nondescript industrial park on the outskirts of Montgomery, Ala., past the corner of Eastern Boulevard and Plantation Way, there is a manufacturing plant run by …
FTC Takes Action to Stop Lyft from Deceiving Drivers with Misleading Earnings Claims
The FTC is taking action against rideshare operator Lyft for making deceptive earnings claims about how much money drivers could expect to make per hour and how much they could earn …
Press Release: CFPB Takes Action to Curb Unchecked Worker Surveillance
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance to protect workers from unchecked digital tracking and opaque decision-making systems. The guidance warns that companies using third-party consumer reports — including …
Trabajadores de Contitech interponen quejas laborales en el marco del T-MEC y suman a Alemania
Trabajadores de la empresa Contitech, afilados a la Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana (LSOM), anunciaron que interpusieron dos quejas laborales, una bajo el Mecanismo de Respuesta Rápida del T-MEC por violación a sus derechos laborales, y …
The Sneaky Tactic That Makes Uber and Lyft Worse for Everyone
Last year, former U.S. Circuit Court Judge David Tatel, who is blind, was denied a Lyft ride to court when a driver refused to accept his guide dog. It should not …
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