OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL v. MORRISSEY-BERRU

 The Supreme Court ruled, by 7-2, that federal employment discrimination laws do not apply to teachers whose duties include instruction in religion at schools run by churches. The majority found …

The Classification of “Gig” Workers in Canadian Work Law

“The central legal conundrum for labor law when it encounters platform or ‘gig’ work is one of legal classification. The distinction between ‘employee’ and ‘independent contractor’ is as old as …

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BRIEFING PAPER: LABOUR RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT IN THE USMCA

“The USMCA includes two mechanisms to enforce the labour rights obligations of the agreement. The first, set out in Chapter 23,1 seeks to improve the effectiveness of the existing state-to-state …

PETITION SUBMITTED TO U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION CONCERNING SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD

On 20th April 2020, Liberty Shared submitted a petition to U.S. Customs and Border Protection concerning alleged conditions of forced labour and child labour experienced by workers on plantations/estates owned …

SINDICATO NACIONAL DE LA SALUD Y SEGURIDAD SOCIAL «SINDESS», SL1680-2020 Radicación n.° 81296 Acta 22

De acuerdo con lo expuesto, el Tribunal no podía exigirle al sindicato agotar el procedimiento de la huelga contractual a un conflicto que tenía su origen en el incumplimiento grave …

Pressure builds on Uber and Lyft under California’s gig worker law

If there were any doubt that California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra and his fellow regulators were getting fed up with the continued flouting by Uber and Lyft of the state’s …

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México ratifica el Convenio 189 de la OIT sobre trabajo doméstico

México continúa en el avance hacia una legislación laboral garantista, ratificando el pasado 03 de julio el Convenio 189 de la OIT, sobre los trabajadores y las trabajadoras domésticas. Con …

How the American Worker Got Fleeced

“Amazon.com Inc. fired Emily Cunningham a little before the end of Good Friday, though the human resources rep put it a little differently. “You have ended your relationship with Amazon,” …

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Brandeis professor develops tool to help laid off Canadians determine severance

Over the past several years, associate professor of mathematics Jonathan Touboul and several of his colleagues in Canada have used artificial intelligence to analyze court rulings in Canada’s labor law cases. They …

MORE TROUBLE AHEAD FOR THE ATS? SCOTUS GRANTS CERT IN NESTLE CASE

“Both the alleged facts in John Doe I et al v. Nestlé (forced child labor in the supply chains of giant chocolate brands) and the contours of the law under …

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