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 …

Ten-day minimum paternity leave for the whole of the EU

A directive that mandates fathers, with inclusion for same-sex partners, be allowed at least 10 working days of paid paternity leave was agreed upon by EU leaders last week. It …

France, UK: “Global Framework Agreements and Trade Unions as Monitoring Agents in Transnational Corporations”

Based on a qualitative analysis of ten French multinational companies, this article pursues an empirical investigation that presents the authors’ view of what a global framework agreement should be. The …

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An analysis of multiparty bargaining models for global supply chains

This working paper reviews one approach for realizing the goal of improving labour standards at the lower rungs of supply chains that has to date received relatively little scholarly attention: …

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A Response: Is the New Prime Pill Even More Bitter?

I agree with Ben and Adrienne’s assessment, and also worry what the New Prime mode of statutory construction may mean in the context of labor law.  This kind of originalist statutory construction is …

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GLOBAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF WORK

Co-chaired by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Swedish Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven, the Global Commission on the Future of Work outlines a vision for a human-centred agenda that is …

Is New Prime a Poison Pill for Title VII?

The Supreme Court’s opinion in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira is rightly being heralded as a victory for workers. The Court, after all, has finally found a mandatory arbitration agreement that it won’t enforce. …

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Independent review of the Modern Slavery Act: Second Interim Report

In July 2018, the Home Secretary, at the request of the Prime Minister, announced a review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The members of the review are Frank Field …

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Judges of the International Criminal Court demand 26% wage raise

A number of the ICC judges have filed a lawsuit against their court for more pay. Now they earn annually about $200,000 whereas some of them can even get more …

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