Fast-food workers file $500 million sexual harassment class-action lawsuit against McDonald’s

On Monday, Florida McDonald’s workers announced they had filed a $500 million class-action lawsuit against McDonald’s, alleging the fast-food giant has a “systemic sexual harassment problem.” Jamelia Fairley and Ashley …

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Temp Workers Face Greater Risk and Insecurity in COVID-19 Crisis

“In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, some of our most essential workers are temp workers. The warehouse workers who fulfill and package online orders often don’t work for Amazon but …

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COVID-19: We need more OSHA, not less

“It’s easy for all of us — including our national leadership — to pay lip-service to caring about the safety and health of our frontlines, essential workers in the face …

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Withhold Release Orders, in Three Acts: Heralding A New Enforcement Era

“The Tariff Act of 1930 included a little-known and rarely used weapon to combat importation of goods made with forced labor, Section 307. But the act included an exception – …

Labor groups urge Congress to reject Uber’s push for new labor classification

More than 50 labor groups on Wednesday urged congressional leaders to reject Uber’s proposal for a new worker classification that would allow the ride-hailing company to continue treating its drivers …

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Now Is the Best and Worst Time for Workers to Go on Strike

“On March 28, Chris Smalls felt like giving up. He’d spent days talking with co-workers at the Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in New York City’s Staten Island about how to temporarily …

Under Trump the NLRB Has Gone Completely Rogue

An agency founded to defend workers’ rights is dismantling them just when workers need them most. “Last week, while the country was riveted on the skyrocketing number of Covid-19 cases …

How states and employers can use work sharing to avoid more layoffs

An unprecedented 10 million people have applied for unemployment insurance in the past two weeks, and more are likely to come. Many American employers are responding to shutdown orders, their …

US: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 – Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions

This guidance was issued by the U.S. Department of Labor to assist states with operating, financial, and reporting instructions for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program under the newly enacted CARES …

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How the U.S. National Labor Rights Act Protects Workers’ Refusal to Work in Unsafe Conditions

This brief outline provides an overview of how the U.S. National Labor Rights Act (NLRA) protects workers who refuse to work in unsafe conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic has lead to …

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