Just two hours into his shift delivering packages for Amazon late last month, Alonzo was hit by a wave of exhaustion. Temperatures in Temple Hill, California, were forecast to hit …
Uber Agrees to Pay N.J. $100 Million in Dispute Over Drivers’ Employment Status
Uber has agreed to pay New Jersey $100 million in back taxes after the state said the ride-hailing company had misclassified its drivers as independent contractors. An audit by the …
APPELLATE COURT REVIVES HUMAN RIGHTS CASE AGAINST CHIQUITA
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that several families suing Chiquita Brands International for its role in funding paramilitary death squads in Colombia can proceed toward a jury trial. …
Uber Signs $8.4 Million Settlement Over Driver Misclassification
Uber recently agreed to pay $8.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with California drivers who claimed they were misclassified as independent contractors, rather than employees. The U.S. District Court in …
Democrat urges Labor Dept. to regulate tech that monitors employees in the workplace
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), a member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, is urging the Department of Labor to monitor and regulate how companies are using invasive …
Starbucks illegally withheld raises from union workers, labor board says
Starbucks illegally withheld wages and benefits from thousands of unionized baristas, the National Labor Relations Board alleged in a complaint Wednesday. The complaint arrives during a campaign by the coffee …
4th Circuit first to rule gender dysphoria a protected disability
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has become the first appellate court in the country to find that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans With Disabilities …
As temperatures rise, industries fight heat safeguards for workers
In the nearly two decades she has worked in South Florida’s plant nurseries, baking under greenhouse plastic covers, Sandra Ascencio has seen more than her share of misery. Ascencio remembers …
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US ‘Flexible Work’ Bill Would Spell Disaster for Rights in Gig Economy
In the United States, a trio of lawmakers has launched an assault on the rights of gig workers, proposing a law that effectively excludes them,and many others who work on-demand, from the …