BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A handbook for legal practitioners

The handbook follows the “three-pillar” structure of the UNGPs. Accordingly it is organised into three main sections. Chapter 1 addresses the state duty to protect against business-related human rights abuses. …

Accountability for forced labor in a globalized economy: Lessons and challenges in litigation, with examples from Qatar

The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) has investigated whether transnational companies from Europe cause or contribute to forced labor or other labor abuses along their supply chains …

Ward v Tilly’s Inc

The Court concluded that on-call scheduling triggered Wage Order 7’s reporting time pay requirements. On-call shifts burden employees, who cannot take other jobs but who nonetheless receive no compensation from …

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Beyond Automation: The Law & Political Economy of Workplace Technological Change

This article unpacks the relationship among advanced information technologies, employment law rules, and labor standards. Based on a detailed review of the capacities of existing technologies, it argues that automation …

Brave New World: Fundamental Labour Rights in the Charter Era

It is for this reason the Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights (CFLR) has commissioned the following paper. The objective of the paper is to provide analysis and interpretation of the …

Trump’s Labor Board Just Gave Its Blessing to One of the Most Deplorable Worker Abuses in the Country

Imagine you drive a van for SuperShuttle. You take passengers from their homes and hotels to the airport and back. The shifts are long and the pay isn’t great, but …

Tainted Garments: The Exploitation of Women and Girls in India’s Home Based Garment Sector

This report offers the most wide-reaching and comprehensive investigation yet into the conditions of work for women and girls in India’s home-based garment sector. The report finds that the situation of …

Tomasella v Nestle USA Inc

The question before the Court was whether Nestlé is liable under Massachusetts law for failing to disclose the labor practices of its suppliers on its product packaging at the point …

Paycheck Fairness Act

The Paycheck Fairness Act would:  Protect against retaliation for discussing salaries with colleagues;  Prohibit employers from screening job applicants based on their salary history or requiring salary history …

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NLRB: SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1338

By a 3-1 vote along party lines, the Board reversed its 2014 decision in FedEx  and found that the franchisees who operate ride-share vans for SuperShuttle Dallas-Fort Worth are not …

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