The Seattle City Council passed a minimum pay standard for drivers for companies like Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N and Lyft Inc LYFT.O on Tuesday. Under the ordinance, effective January, the drivers will now earn …
Walmart’s $20 million sex bias settlement is a good reminder for employers to examine hiring criteria
Walmart has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a companywide hiring lawsuit filed against the retail giant by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging sex discrimination. At issue was …
Civil Rights Groups Say Uber Actively Hurts Black People
On Tuesday, groups including the ACLU and the National Employment Law Project, submitted an amicus brief—an advisory legal document containing arguments for courts to consider—to the court considering appeals by Uber …
U.S. lawmakers seek to tighten ban on forced-labor goods from China’s Xinjiang
Leading U.S. lawmakers proposed legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing goods made from forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region from reaching the United States. The legislation would require importers to …
Worker Classification Rule Gets White House OK for Release
“The U.S. Labor Department got the go-ahead from the White House regulatory office to release its high-stakes proposal for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor under federal wage …
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Labor Law Must Include All Workers
“In January of this year, we published a comprehensive set of recommendations for reforming U.S. labor law. Although the recommendations were extensive, the theory that lay behind them was straightforward: …