“A new report from the UC Berkeley Labor Center finds that Uber and Lyft avoided paying California $413 million in state unemployment insurance (SUI) taxes by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors …
Amazon told workers paid sick leave law doesn’t cover warehouses
Amazon workers in southern California’s industrial heartland say the company’s policies are forcing sick employees to work and that warehouses are refusing to comply with a state paid sick leave …
In-Store Instacart Shoppers in Chicago Get OK for Union Vote
“A federal labor board official in Chicago has approved a mail ballot unionization election for a group of Instacart in-store shoppers at a Jewel-Osco store in Chicago. The petition was …
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff, v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION; LYFT, INC.,
Here is the complaint from the cased filed against Uber and Lyft in California alleging worker misclassification. Pursuant to authority codified by Assembly Bill 5 of 2019 (California Labor Code …
Attorney General Becerra and City Attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco Sue Uber and Lyft Alleging Worker Misclassification
“SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the City Attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco today sued Uber and Lyft for misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors …
Bus Drivers Need Better Protection
Bus drivers across the country are dying from COVID-19. We need to do more to protect them. On March 24, a Detroit bus driver posted a video complaining about a passenger who …
Fired in a Pandemic, ‘Because We Tried to Start a Union,’ Workers Say
Truck drivers and warehouse workers at Cort Furniture Rental in New Jersey had spent months trying to unionize in the hopes of securing higher wages and better benefits. By early …
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Protecting Whistleblowers under COVID-19: A Proposal for “Preclearance” for Termination
“Across the country, essential workers — healthcare workers, janitors, grocery workers, delivery drivers, and others — are protesting dangerous working conditions under COVID-19. In response, employers in various sectors are retaliating against and even firing workers who raise internal complaints …