First-of-its-kind agreement combats the trend of employee misclassification in the hospitality industry and provides significant restitution for workers SAN FRANCISCO (February 22, 2024) — San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu …
Home Depot Worker Illegally Fired for BLM Sign, NLRB Rules
The Home Depot Inc. must reinstate a worker who was effectively fired for refusing to take the “Black Lives Matter” insignia off their work apron after the National Labor Relations …
Amazon faces expanded sex bias lawsuit claiming it punished workers who sued
Three female marketing managers who filed a proposed class action accusing Amazon of widespread sex discrimination claimed on Friday that the tech giant has retaliated against them, including by firing one …
Trader Joe’s Follows SpaceX in Arguing US Labor Board Is Unconstitutional
Grocery chain tries new argument to fight union-busting charge Decision on constitutionality is unlikely before an appeal Grocery chain Trader Joe’s is joining Elon Musk’s SpaceX in arguing that the US labor board, which is …
‘Dark forces’: how US corporations turned to courts in fight against unions
A multi-pronged legal attack under way by Elon Musk, large corporations, business groups and anti-union litigators threatens to “raise havoc” with US labor law and hobble a resurgent labor movement, according …
Sindicato de Goodyear SLP celebra remediación bajo acuerdo del T-MEC
La Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana celebró la remediación bajo el acuerdo del Tratado México-Estados Unidos-Canadá (T-MEC) ante la aplicación del Contrato Ley de la Industria Hulera en la empresa Goodyear …
US Supreme Court rejects Alaska’s bid to let state workers avoid union dues
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away Alaska’s bid to revive a Republican-backed policy to make it easier for state workers to opt out of paying union dues in the latest …
Starbucks sued for allegedly using coffee from farms with rights abuses while touting its ‘ethical’ sourcing
A consumer advocacy group is suing Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee brand, for false advertising, alleging that it sources coffee and tea from farms with human rights and labor abuses, …
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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS DISPUTES
This past year witnessed two major federal developments on employment status. In June, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that the hair and makeup stylists petitioning for union representation at the …