Servers say the chain forces them to do janitorial work and dishwashing for lower tipped wages, robbing them of up to $46.8 million. Melissa “Kat” Steach, a Waffle House server …
$100 Million Lawsuit Claims Southwest Airlines Refused To Pay New York Baggage & Cargo Handlers
Southwest Airlines has been sued in the state of New York for not paying its staff weekly. The employees have filed suit, asking for $100 million in damages and requesting a …
A new California law bans your boss from ordering you to attend anti-union meetings
Starting Jan. 1, California employers won’t be able to require workers to attend any meetings related to their political or religious views — or how their bosses feel about unions. …
Solicita EU panel para abordar conflicto de la Minera Camino Rojo
Por tercera ocasión, el gobierno de Estados Unidos solicitó un panel bajo el Mecanismo Laboral de Respuesta Rápida del T-MEC para abordar el conflicto en la Minera Camino Rojo, ubicada …
Kenya’s President Wades Into Meta Lawsuits
Can a Big Tech company be sued in Kenya for alleged abuses at an outsourcing company working on its behalf? That’s the question at the heart of two lawsuits that are attempting …
US Seeks to End Subminimum Wage for Workers With Disabilities
President Joe Biden’s Department of Labor is proposing to abolish below-minimum-wage pay for people with disabilities, targeting a long-controversial program whose fate will now rest with the incoming Trump administration. …
UPS Seeks Quick Ruling to End Safety Agency Heat Stress Searches
United Parcel Service Inc. has asked a judge for a speedy decision to permanently block OSHA from implementing heat-stress monitoring of company trucks nationwide, according to a Delaware federal court …
Anti-Union Captive Audience Meetings Outlawed by Labor Board
Mandatory “captive audience” meetings in which companies argue against unionization are illegal, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in a case involving Amazon.com Inc., prohibiting one of employers’ most potent …
Board Restores Prior Standard Governing Employer Statements about Unionization’s Impact on Employer-Employee Relationship
The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Siren Retail Corp d/b/a Starbucks, overruling Tri-Cast, Inc., 274 NLRB 377 (1985) and clarifying the test that the Board will use to evaluate whether …
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NLRB rules anti-union captive audience meetings an illegal abuse of employer power
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that anti-union captive audience meetings in particular are illegal because they interfere with workers’ right to freely choose whether to form or join …