The PRO Act and Workplace Fissuring

For too many people, work means low pay, unpredictable hours, and nonexistent opportunities for advancement. A major reason for this dire situation is what David Weil has termed “workplace fissuring.” Fissuring occurs …

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How protecting immigrant farmworkers benefits everyone in the food chain

Suppose all the people in US without proper documentation did all just leave one day. Millions, back to their countries of origin. What next? Well, those of us left behind …

The State of the Deregulatory First Amendment at the NLRB

I often criticize the Trump NLRB for taking too narrow a view of workers’ rights, creating an inevitable clash with First Amendment principles. But recently, I’ve had the opposite complaint: …

How California’s AB5 protects workers from misclassification

In September, California adopted a new law aimed at combatting the misclassification of workers. The legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) 5, will take effect on January 1, 2020. AB5 adopts the …

Uber Fined $649 Million for Saying Drivers Aren’t Employees

New Jersey has demanded that Uber pay $649 million for years of unpaid employment taxes for its drivers, arguing that the ride-hailing company has misclassified the workers as independent contractors …

California’s new gig economy law challenged in court by truck drivers

The California Trucking Association on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new state new that will force businesses to treat more workers as employees entitled to benefits like overtime …

Uber’s lawsuit challenging NYC’s cap on new vehicles is dismissed

Uber’s lawsuit challenging New York City’s first-in-the-nation law capping the number of ride-hail drivers that operate on its streets has been dismissed. The law, which went into effect August 2018, paused the …

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City Council passes bill to extend labor protections for domestic workers

The new legislation requires employers to provide the city’s approximately 16,000 domestic workers — including home health aides, nannies and housekeepers — with a written contract that lays out duties, …

Drain company owner convicted of manslaughter in South End trench collapse

A Suffolk Superior Court judge today convicted the owner of a drain pipe company of manslaughter in connection with the drowning of two workers in a South End trench collapse …

The Uber/Lyft Ballot Initiative Guarantees only $5.64 an Hour

Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have unveiled their ballot initiative to undo historic worker protections enshrined in AB5, California’s new law that tightens the criteria for worker classification. The initiative claims …

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