Relates to dependent workers; defines the term “dependent worker”; requires the commissioner of labor to hold public meetings to examine state laws relating to dependent workers. Senate Bill: https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S06538&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y Assembly …
Nevada Bans Employment Discrimination Over Cannabis Use
Nevada’s legislature has taken a ground-breaking step toward truly implementing the spirit of the cannabis legalization initiative approved by state voters in November 2016. Under the new law, to take …
UPMC and its Subsidiary, UPMC Presbyterian S NLRB, Board Decision, UPMC and its Subsidiary, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, Single Employer d/b/a UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, 368 N.L.R.B. No. 2, 2019 BL 219698
On August 27, 2018, the Board issued a Decision and Order resolving most of the issues in the case. UPMC, 366 NLRB No. 185 .2 The Board severed and retained three issues for further …
Uber and Lyft Really Don’t Want California to Pass This Worker Rights Bill
This week, three titans of ride-hailing—Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, Lyft co-founder Logan Green, and Lyft CEO and president John Zimmer—took a rare break from competing on the roads to collaborate …
Restricciones migratorias dejarían a muchos ancianos y discapacitados sin cuidados, alerta informe
Estados Unidos depende del trabajo de los inmigrantes para muchos de sus servicios de salud, y en especial para la atención de ancianos y discapacitados, según un estudio que cifra …
Convicts are returning to farming – anti-immigrant policies are the reason
Prison inmates are picking fruits and vegetables at a rate not seen since Jim Crow. Convict leasing for agriculture – a system that allows states to sell prison labor to …
Washington Metro Hit With Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority discriminated against black and foreign-born workers in recent firings, according to a new federal lawsuit. Former employees Kenneth Harriott and Tony Ojoh claim that …
High Court Weakens Employer Defense to Job Bias Claims
The high court said in a unanimous ruling that the requirement to file charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or similar state agencies isn’t a jurisdictional issue. That means …
West Virginia Senate passes sweeping education bill to ban teacher strikes
The West Virginia State Senate on Monday passed a sweeping education overhaul bill that would deem teacher strikes unlawful. The chamber voted 18-15 to advance the measure — after Senate Republicans inserted …
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