EEOC sued after trashing disparate impact probes

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is facing a lawsuit from a former Amazon worker after announcing the closing of all disparate impact claim investigations.  An internal memo sent …

Trans EEOC director faced discrimination on the job, judge rules

Aformer Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) employee who sued the agency for trans discrimination was wrongfully denied access to unemployment benefits, an administrative judge has ruled, in the first step …

SECTION 301 INVESTIGATION REPORT ON NICARAGUA’S ACTS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES RELATED TO LABOR RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, AND THE RULE OF LAW

As set out in this Report, the Ortega-Murillo regime is engaged in unreasonable acts, policies, and practices that burden and restrict commercial opportunities for U.S. companies in Nicaragua. Nicaragua engages …

White House Weighs Fresh Nicaragua Tariffs Over Human Rights

The US is weighing imposing new tariffs on imports from Nicaragua or cutting the country off from benefits under a free trade deal, the White House’s Office of the US Trade …

Labor Unions, EFF Sue Trump Administration to Stop Ideological Surveillance of Free Speech Online

The United Automobile Workers (UAW), Communications Workers of America (CWA), and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed a lawsuit today against the Departments of State and Homeland Security for their …

The Current Landscape of Tech and Work Policy in the U.S.: A Guide to Key Laws, Bills, and Concepts

“Across the country, employers are increasingly using AI and other digital technologies in ways that stand to have profound consequences for wages, working conditions, employment, race and gender equity, and …

Newsom signs bill transferring NLRB powers to California agency

California Governor Gavin Newsom has actioned a bill transferring certain powers from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to the state’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) as the federal agency …

The “Privacy” Trap How “Privacy-Preserving AI Techniques” Mask the New Worker Surveillance and Datafication

“In response to widespread concerns about data tracking and the collection of personal information, corporations are deploying a new brand of technologies, including forms of artificial intelligence, that claim to …

Forced labour concerns: US bans import of Giant’s Taiwan-made bikes

On 24 September 2025, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said that it will detain bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories made by Giant Manufacturing in Taiwan, due to information that …

EEOC targets big employers in disability discrimination crackdown

Chicago’s Jewel-Osco has agreed to pay $1.95m (£1.45m) to resolve an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) investigation into the alleged denial of reasonable accommodations to disabled employees. The settlement agreement …