High Court Weakens Employer Defense to Job Bias Claims

The high court said in a unanimous ruling that the requirement to file charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or similar state agencies isn’t a jurisdictional issue. That means …

West Virginia Senate passes sweeping education bill to ban teacher strikes

The West Virginia State Senate on Monday passed a sweeping education overhaul bill that would deem teacher strikes unlawful. The chamber voted 18-15 to advance the measure — after Senate Republicans inserted …

Small Gains & Big Risks: Evaluating the Proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

It is no surprise that calls to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) from some candidates in both US political parties resonated with so many Americans. Numerous studies …

Gig economy: California bill granting employee status passes assembly

The state assembly in California passed legislation on Wednesday that would require employers to recognize hundreds of thousands of gig workers as employees and could have far-reaching implications for contractors across the …

Court rules NY farm workers have right to organize

Farm workers in New York have the right to organize and collectively bargain after a state appeals court ruled Thursday that an exclusion for farm workers in state labor law …

NLRB to revisit ruling that granted graduate students the right to organize as employees

The National Labor Relations Board is set to revisit a 2016 ruling that granted teaching and research assistants at private universities legal protection to form unions, a move that could …

In a Test of Their Power, #MeToo’s Legal Forces Take On the Golden Arches

In newly filed complaints, McDonald’s employees described repeated sexual harassment and then punishment for speaking out. On Tuesday the fund, the American Civil Liberties Union and the labor group Fight for …

The Legal Argument That Could Destroy Uber

Days after Uber began selling stock, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer gave the company a huge gift. In an advice memo, the general counsel’s office determined that Uber’s …

House passes bill to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

The House passed sweeping legislation Friday to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity after an emotional debate that underscored the divide between the two parties. Democrats cast …

NLRB Office of the General Counsel Memo on Employment Status of Uber X Drivers

On Aril 19, 2019, the NLRB Office of the General Counsel prepared an advice memorandum in litigation involving whether drivers for UBER X are employees or contractors. The OGC explained …

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