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Drivers Say Uber and Lyft Are Blocking Unemployment Pay

In a typical week, Jerome Gage, a Lyft driver in Los Angeles, makes $900 to $1,000 before expenses during roughly 50 hours on the road. This week, with most of …

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MP 927 é ‘desumana’, aponta desembargador Souto Maior

“São Paulo – Para o desembargador no Tribunal Regional do Trabalho (TRT) da 15ª Região Jorge Luiz Souto Maior, a medida provisória (MP) 927/2020, editada pelo presidente Jair Bolsonaro neste …

MEDIDA PROVISÓRIA Nº 927, DE 22 DE MARÇO DE 2020

MEDIDA PROVISÓRIA Nº 927, DE 22 DE MARÇO DE 2020 Dispõe sobre as medidas trabalhistas para enfrentamento do estado de calamidade pública reconhecido pelo Decreto Legislativo nº 6, de 20 de …

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SINDICATO NACIONAL DOS TRABALHADORES NA INDUSTRIA MOEDEIRA v. CASA DA MOEDA DO BRASIL – CMB

SUBJECT: RIGHT TO LIFE AND HEALTH. LACK OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE NEW CORONAVIRUS IN THE WORKPLACE. VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE OF HUMAN DIGNITY. Here is the complaint in  …

Kim v. Reins International California, Inc. (Supreme Court of California)

This case presents an issue of first impression: Do employees lose standing to pursue a claim under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA; Lab. Code, § …

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Western companies must stop profiting from China’s crimes against humanity

INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS to hold China accountable for its campaign of cultural genocide against Uighur and other Muslim minorities have been weak, in part because it’s not easy for outsiders to …

California high court says workers may sue employers in name of state for labor law violations

The California Supreme Court has strengthened a law that allows workers to sue their employers in the name of the state for labor law violations, saying companies can’t sidestep the …

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Uber, Lyft drivers seek state sick time protections as Covid-19 concern spreads

Drivers who are suing Uber and Lyft in Massachusetts and California over their status as independent contractors are asking the courts to issue immediate injunctions ordering the ride-share companies to classify them …

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U.S. lawmakers seek to tighten ban on forced-labor goods from China’s Xinjiang

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – 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 …

Misclassified Information

Ramirez is a member of the so-called “gig economy,” a phrase that conjures Silicon Valley-tinted visions of Uber drivers and TaskRabbits but really describes a wide range of workers spilling …

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