Apple lobbyists are trying to weaken a new law aimed at preventing forced labor in China, according to two congressional staffers familiar with the matter, highlighting the clash between its …
New Coalition for App-Based Platform Workers Launches
Several of the nation’s leading app-based platforms today announced a national coalition dedicated to elevating the voices and needs of independent workers. In an effort to meet the needs of …
After US Sanctions, Malaysia Migrant Workers Get Millions in Restitution from Glove Makers
Malaysian rubber glove makers have started paying back thousands of migrant workers for recruitment fees totaling tens of millions of dollars since the U.S. stopped importing from some of them …
Supreme Court agrees to hear California grower’s challenge to state farm labor law
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a property rights challenge to a 45-year-old California labor law that allows union organizers to go on farmland to speak with workers …
California passes Prop 22 in a major victory for Uber and Lyft
Uber and Lyft have won a major victory in their battle to continue classifying drivers as contractors, not employees, following the passage of a ballot measure that exempts them from …
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Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: The Prohibitions on Slavery, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking Meet the Sosa Test
“Slavery is among the oldest prohibitions under international law. In Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I, slated for oral argument on Dec. 1st, however, the Supreme Court will consider whether to exempt …