Amazon says it won’t punish its warehouse workers for taking time to wash their hands or clean their workstations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Workers at a warehouse in Staten …
Healey sues Uber, Lyft; companies vow to fight
Attorney General Maura Healey is suing Uber and Lyft, asking the courts to declare that drivers are employees of the transportation tech giants, rather than independent contractors — a suit …
Supreme Court affirms ‘ministerial exception’ that protects religious organizations from some lawsuits
“The Supreme Court on Wednesday said two parochial school teachers could not contest their firings in federal court because of the constitutional protection allowing religious organizations to choose who teaches …
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL v. MORRISSEY-BERRU
The Supreme Court ruled, by 7-2, that federal employment discrimination laws do not apply to teachers whose duties include instruction in religion at schools run by churches. The majority found …
BRIEFING PAPER: LABOUR RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IN THE USMCA
“The USMCA includes two mechanisms to enforce the labour rights obligations of the agreement. The first, set out in Chapter 23,1 seeks to improve the effectiveness of the existing state-to-state …
Pressure builds on Uber and Lyft under California’s gig worker law
If there were any doubt that California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra and his fellow regulators were getting fed up with the continued flouting by Uber and Lyft of the state’s …
MORE TROUBLE AHEAD FOR THE ATS? SCOTUS GRANTS CERT IN NESTLE CASE
“Both the alleged facts in John Doe I et al v. Nestlé (forced child labor in the supply chains of giant chocolate brands) and the contours of the law under …
US Department of State, Treasury,Commerce and Homeland Security: Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory
The U.S. Department of State, along with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a business advisory to …
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A Union Default for the U.S.
“Unions have traditionally had a strong levelling effect on incomes, transferring money from capital to labour, particularly to the low-waged. Thus, falling union membership and collective bargaining coverage over the last …