Under the terms of the agreement, the athletes will receive $24 million and a pledge from the soccer federation to equalize pay for the men’s and women’s national teams. For …
Nurses Who Faced Lawsuits for Quitting Are Fighting Back
A couple of years ago, Novie Dale Carmen paid $20,000 to quit her nursing job. She was less than halfway to fulfilling the three-year commitment she’d made to Health Carousel LLC, …
Warehouse Industry Is Targeted by Biden’s Wage Enforcers
The U.S. government’s minimum-wage enforcers plan to zero in on the warehouse and logistics industry, amplifying scrutiny of a sector criticized during the pandemic for its labor practices. A combination …
G.M. workers in Mexico pick an independent union, a trade deal test case.
The vote came after the United States, Mexico and Canada revised a trade agreement that sought to strengthen the hand of workers. Workers at one of the largest General Motors …
Nurses Who Faced Lawsuits for Quitting Are Fighting Back
Migrant nurses have filed a proposed class action in Health Carousel’s home state of Ohio, accusing the company of human trafficking. Although “trafficking” evokes images of people brutally beaten or …
Conditions at a General Motors Plant in Mexico Spur a Labor Challenge
Mexican salaries are low, partly because of unions that collude with employers. Workers at a G.M. factory are challenging that system, testing the labor reforms in the reworked North American …
US: National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
This is the full decision from the US Supreme Court blocking vaccine mandates for large employers. US Supreme Court Decision on Vaccine Mandates by OSHA
Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Virus Mandate for Large Employers
But the justices allowed a vaccination requirement for health care workers at facilities that receive federal money. The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a vaccine-or-testing mandate …
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The Surprising Agreement Between Uber and UFCW in Canada in Legal Context
“Last week, Uber Canada and UFCW-Canada made a surprise announcement that they had reached “a historic national agreement” for representation rights affecting some 100,000 Uber workers in Canada. The “Agreement” has not …