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Hungry for rights: Delivery workers in Latin America during COVID-19

“Stay at home” remains one of the main recommendations of health authorities around the world to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. Social isolation has helped immensely in not having even higher …

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Amazon, suddenly benevolent, says it won’t punish workers for handwashing breaks

Amazon says it won’t punish its warehouse workers for taking time to wash their hands or clean their workstations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Workers at a warehouse in Staten …

Healey sues Uber, Lyft; companies vow to fight

Attorney General Maura Healey is suing Uber and Lyft, asking the courts to declare that drivers are employees of the transportation tech giants, rather than independent contractors — a suit …

Behind the Fight to Hijack Guatemala’s Justice System

Guatemala is in the midst of renewing its Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Ensuring impartial, professional, and honest officials in Guatemala’s highest courts is crucial to the rule of …

Juarez labor attorney with ties to El Paso faces arrest days after winning release from jail

A Mexican labor attorney — with dual U.S. citizenship and a residence in El Paso — faces new charges and pending arrest in Juárez after recently winning release from jail …

Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos celebrará audiencia pública sobre Opinión Consultiva acerca de Libertad Sindical

Durante los días 27 a 31 de julio próximos, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, en el marco de su 135° periodo de sesiones (virtual) realizará Audiencia Pública para recibir …

Supreme Court affirms ‘ministerial exception’ that protects religious organizations from some lawsuits

“The Supreme Court on Wednesday said two parochial school teachers could not contest their firings in federal court because of the constitutional protection allowing religious organizations to choose who teaches …

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 …

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