New York City lawmakers have passed a historic package of bills to improve labor conditions for gig economy and food delivery workers. The first of its kind legislation, which targets …
The Biden Administration Is Adding Worker Protections To Address Extreme Heat
The Biden administration is pushing for new worker protections after record-setting temperatures across the country left dozens of workers injured and dead this summer. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety …
Changes in Calif. classification law nix Grubhub trial win
A U.S. appeals court on Monday said a California federal judge must reconsider her ruling that Grubhub Inc was correct to treat a delivery driver as an independent contractor rather …
California Passes Bill to Ensure Amazon Workers Can Take Bathroom Breaks
Labor rights experts and workers praised the passage of a first-of-its-kind bill in California aimed at empowering warehouse employees at Amazon and other companies that use algorithms to enforce quotas …
In California, a women-led coalition is fighting for the passage a new anti-sweatshop law
Maria, 58, rapidly sews one piece after another, deftly operating her sewing machine with the kind of skill that comes from her many years of experience as a seamstress. But …
U.S. cracks down on imported goods made by Uyghurs and other victims of forced labor
Last month, dozens of boxes of sneakers, men’s dress shirts, blouses and other clothing were unloaded off a plane in Atlanta, bound for U.S. consumers. But the shipments never made …
When Hard Jobs Turn Hazardous
In early summer, a day laborer laying irrigation lines at a plant nursery just south of Portland, Ore., collapsed to the ground and died. His official cause of death was declared …
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US: Republican politicians: Let OSHA do its job
“Quite early in my career as a lawyer for the U.S. Labor Department — at the dawn of the Reagan presidency — I found myself trying a number of safety …