“Democracy is in crisis. The systematic dismantling of the foundations of workplace democracy and the violent repression of strikes and protests put at risk peace and stability. The 2019 Global …
AN ACT to increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed
Provides increased protections for protected classes and special protections for employees who have been sexually harassed; prohibits nondisclosure agreements related to discrimination; prohibits mandatory arbitration clauses related to discrimination; requires …
New York State “Dependent Worker Act” Bill
Relates to dependent workers; defines the term “dependent worker”; requires the commissioner of labor to hold public meetings to examine state laws relating to dependent workers. Senate Bill: https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S06538&term=2019&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y Assembly …
Tailored Wages 2019: The state of pay in the global garment industry
The Tailored Wages report analyses responses from 20 top clothing brands about their progress in implementing a living wage for the workers who produce their clothes. It found that whilst …
UPMC and its Subsidiary, UPMC Presbyterian S NLRB, Board Decision, UPMC and its Subsidiary, UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, Single Employer d/b/a UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, 368 N.L.R.B. No. 2, 2019 BL 219698
On August 27, 2018, the Board issued a Decision and Order resolving most of the issues in the case. UPMC, 366 NLRB No. 185 .2 The Board severed and retained three issues for further …
AFL-CIO President Urges Hong Kong to Withdraw Extradition Law and Respect the Right to Peaceful Assembly
On behalf of the 12.5 million members of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), I express our very deep concern with the proposed amendments to …
Ms JW v Khalid Basfar Case 2206477/2018
JW brought a claim against her Saudi diplomat employer, who had bought her to the UK as a domestic servant. The facts of her claim involve working for over 16 hours …
S. Korea: Supreme Court Decision 2019Du33712 Decided June 13, 2019 (the Standard and method of determining whether a person constitutes a worker under the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act)
Supreme Court Decision 2014Du12598, 12604 Decided June 15, 2018 Supreme Court Decision 2019Du33712 Decided June 13, 2019 1. Basic explanations about two decisions The two above mentioned decisions defines “the …
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