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 …

How State Attorneys General are Protecting Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Much of the coverage of state attorneys general work during the coronavirus crisis has focused on consumer protection, but many state AGs—even those without dedicated workers’ rights units—are helping protect workers …

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES NEW PAID SICK LEAVE AND EXPANDED FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE IMPLEMENTATION

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced new action regarding how American workers and employers will benefit from the protections and relief offered by the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act …

US Dept. of Labor CARES Act Rules

Please click here to download the new Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Rules: NEW DOL CARES ACT RULES

The Future of Gig Economy Drivers and Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

With the economic uncertainty wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more urgent than ever that gig economy workers be recognized as employees with the attendant rights, protections, and benefits …

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US: AFL-CIO COVID-19 and Immigrant Workers Fact Sheet

This document is meant to inform the AFL-CIO’s advocacy and representation as best as is possible in this moment–in a quickly changing situation.  For example, the U.S. Department of Labor …

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New York City has opened a human-rights probe into Amazon’s firing of a warehouse worker who led a strike against the company over coronavirus safety concerns

New York City’s human-rights commissioner has opened an investigation into Amazon’s firing of a warehouse worker who participated in a protest against the company, a spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider. …

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