Estimant que le groupe de restauration n’a pas une politique de lutte contre le harcèlement sexuel suffisamment efficace, des employés vont cesser le travail dans dix villes des Etats-Unis. …
McDonald’s workers plan strikes in 10 cities to protest sexual harassment
McDonald’s workers are planning to go on strike at restaurants in 10 cities across the country next week in an effort to get the company to strengthen its policies against sexual …
Mexico’s President-Elect Prepares Labor Overhaul to Empower Workers
MEXICO CITY—Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador is preparing legislation to overhaul the country’s collective-bargaining system to improve wages and help Mexico comply with labor-rights provisions of a recent trade …
Connecticut Court Holds That Refusing To Hire Medical Marijuana User Constitutes Employment Discrimination
A federal court in Connecticut has held that refusing to hire a medical marijuana user who tested positive on a pre-employment drug test violates the state’s medical marijuana law. The …
NOFFSINGER v. SSC NIANTIC OPERATING COMPANY, LLC d/b/a BRIDE BROOK NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER
Finding for worker who claimed employment discrimination under Connecticut’s medical marijuana law. SSC required employees to pass a pre-employment drug test. The workers reported that she used marijuana outside of …
New Delaware Law Broadens Protections for Workers Against Sexual Harassment
On August 29, 2018, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law House Bill 360, which significantly broadens protections for Delaware workers against sexual harassment. The new law: (1) expands the types …
Work-life balance, precarious workers, a focus for revamp of federal labour code
Restoring a work-life balance and better protections for part-time and temporary workers will be among the key focuses of a planned rewrite of Canada’s federal labour rules which are to …
JPMorgan Will Pay $24 Million to End Lawsuit From Black Advisers
As racial diversity tumbles on Wall Street, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a settlement with financial advisers who say they were treated poorly because they’re black. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-04/jpmorgan-will-pay-24-million-to-end-lawsuit-from-black-advisers
Revamp of federal labour code to focus on work-life balance, precarious workers
OTTAWA—Restoring a work-life balance and better protections for part-time and temporary workers will be among the key focuses of a planned rewrite of Canada’s federal labour rules which are to …
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