The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that a cleaner who had a franchise agreement with Modern Cleaning Concept Inc. was an employee, not an independent contractor, under the Quebec Act Respecting …
VAZQUEZ v JAN-PRO FRANCHISING
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the California Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 Dynamex decision, which makes it harder for businesses to classify their workers as independent contractors, …
California janitors may get labor law protections in wake of federal court decision
In a decision opening yet another front in the battle over how to classify workers, a federal appeals court Thursday ruled that an international franchiser could be forced to treat its California …
DECRETO por el que se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas disposiciones de la Ley Federal del Trabajo, de la Ley Orgánica del Poder Judicial de la Federación, de la Ley Federal de la Defensoría Pública, de la Ley del Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores y de la Ley del Seguro Social, en materia de Justicia Laboral, Libertad Sindical y Negociación Colectiva.
Diaro Oficial: https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5559130&fecha=01/05/2019
Secretaría del Trabajo: Nace un nuevo modelo laboral
Si alguien nos hubiera dicho que para el primero de mayo el Congreso habría modificado las normas que durante décadas permitieron un modelo laboral basado en el control y el corporativismo, y devolvería a los trabajadores los derechos …
Foodora Couriers Want to Be Among First Gig Economy Workers to Unionize in Canada
Ivan Ostos, a 23-year-old Foodora bike courier who was injured on the job in Toronto, is encouraging others to demand better protection for themselves, by being part of a union. …
Opinion: Domestic workers fall through cracks in Employment Standards Act
The work migrant caregivers do is difficult, and it is important. And the vast majority of these workers are racialized women. Thousands of British Columbian families rely on migrant workers …
DOL Wage and Hour Letter to Virtual Marketplace Company re Employment Status
The letter was written for an unnamed “virtual marketplace company” that operates in the gig economy. DOL described a VMC as an online and/or smartphone-based referral service that connects service …
Senado aprueba la reforma laboral, pasa al Ejecutivo
Con 70 votos a favor y 50 en contra, el Pleno del Senado de la República aprobó los artículos reservados en los términos del dictamen de reforma laboral para justicia …
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Law and Politics in Employee Classification
As has been widely reported, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an “opinion letter” yesterday concluding that an unnamed “virtual marketplace company” does not employ the workers who make the company …