On April 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule to revise and clarify the responsibilities of employers and joint employers to employees in joint employer arrangements. …
Black women and Latinas paid so poorly, catching up is almost impossible
Equal Pay Day usually marks the apex of public conversation about women’s average earnings, the persistence of gender discrimination and its life-altering effects. But most of the spotlight fades away …
Labor Department to Limit Companies’ ‘Joint Employer’ Liability
The Labor Department today will roll out a proposal to shield franchisers and businesses that hire workers through staffing firms from liability for some minimum wage and overtime pay violations. …
Is Gig Work a Job? Uber and Others Are Maneuvering to Shape the Answer
It was a potentially sweeping proposal from a Texas regulator: Companies that use a “digital network” to dispatch workers the way Uber does could label them contractors rather than employees. …
Janus’s Progeny? A Supreme Court Threat to Majority Rule Looms
At a time when democracy is under attack around the world, the Supreme Court is currently contemplating taking two labor rights cases that pose a profound threat not just to …
Editorial: A Day of Rest May Get a Day in Court
The Supreme Court inched closer this week to undoing a decades-old mistake that has denied meaningful workplace protections for religious employees. On Monday the high court asked the solicitor general …
Facebook agrees to overhaul targeted advertising system for job, housing and loan ads after discrimination complaints
Facebook on Tuesday agreed to overhaul its lucrative targeted advertising system to settle accusations that landlords, lenders and employers use the platform to discriminate. The far-reaching settlement compels Facebook to …
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