SiriusXM Sued for Alleged AI Hiring Bias

A job applicant is suing SiriusXM Radio in federal court, claiming that the company’s use of AI hiring technology discriminated against him on the basis of race. The suit, filed on …

Split 8th Circ. Revives Minn. Suit Over Union Leave

The Eighth Circuit on Monday revived a First Amendment challenge to a Minnesota school district policy that allows teachers to take paid leave to work for their union, saying the …

6th Circ. Bucks EEOC With Strict View On Client Harassment

An employer can only be held liable for a customer’s harassment of an employee if the company intended for the misconduct to happen, the Sixth Circuit ruled, a strict stance …

Bankrupting Labor Power

Corporations use bankruptcy to undermine worker collective power. For example, corporations can run to bankruptcy court to shed collective bargaining agreements and class action torts judgments such as sexual harassment …

Ikea Settles Age Discrimination Suits Brought by Older Workers

Ikea Holding US Inc. and Ikea US Retail LLC settled several lawsuits alleging the retail giant discriminated against older employees. Five cases were dismissed with prejudice on Wednesday after the …

No market for abuse: how import bans fight back against forced labour

Coffee. Gloves. Smartphones. Solar panels. Seafood. So much of what we consume comes from sprawling global supply chains tainted by forced labour. This abhorrent practice endures because it pays. Companies …

Trump Administration Begins to Strip Federal Workers of Union Protections

The Trump administration has moved forward with a plan to end collective bargaining with federal unions across a swath of government agencies, even after arguing in federal court that it would …

Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem

Uber received a report of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in the United States almost every eight minutes on average between 2017 and 2022, sealed court records show, a level …

Proposed OSHA Rule Is Dangerous for Workers and the Law

July was a busy month at the U.S. Department of Labor. Within a period of a few days, the agency announced dozens of regulatory changes, primarily intended to roll back existing protections for workers. …

ILO Working Paper: The role of collective bargaining in promoting just transitions

This working paper explores the role of collective bargaining in achieving a just transition, drawing on recent literature and a sample of 512 collective agreements. An in-depth study of six …