“Local governments, like cities and counties, have long implemented local policies—including higher minimum wages—to improve economic conditions. Local efforts to raise the wage floor have seen a tremendous upsurge over …
Sen. Kamala Harris & Rep. Pramila Jayapal Introduce Bill To Protect Domestic Workers
“Sen. Kamala Harris and Rep. Pramila Jayapal have teamed up with the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) to introduce the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights in Congress. If passed, the legislation will grant domestic workers, …
BILL: Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Mitigation Act of 2019
This Bill was introduced for discussion in the U.S. Congress on July 11, 2019 https://financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/bills-116pih-corphuman.pdf
Rats have speech rights, too: Unions, protests and balloons
Outside a strip mall on Staten Island, a giant balloon rat lies deflated. I can’t imagine a less auspicious scene for the free-speech fight of the century. But it’s here …
Guthrie Theater loses NLRB case in #MeToo labor dispute
A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge has ruled that the Guthrie Theater violated federal labor law in 2017 by downgrading the performance review of Molly Diers, a carpenter then working in …
GUTHRIE THEATER and INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 13
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that the Guthrie Theater violated federal labor law in 2017 by downgrading the performance review of Molly Diers, a carpenter then working in the …
Doe v Nestle
The panel filed (1) an order amending its opinion, denying a petition for panel rehearing, and denying on behalf of the court a petition for rehearing en banc; and (2) …
Trabajadores H-2B demandan al Departamento de Trabajo de EU sobre sueldos
Jorge, Joel, Hector, Leonardo e Hilario son un grupo de trabajadores con visa H-2B que esperan una resolución a una larga lucha sobre los sueldos que se les deben a …
Trump NLRB Eliminates Hurdle to Employers Kicking Out Unions
The National Labor Relations Board made it easier for an employer to oust a union after getting evidence that a majority of workers no longer supports that union. The NLRB’s …
California: Crown Act Banning Discrimination based on Hairstyles [SB 188]
“This bill would provide that the definition of race for these purposes also include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, and …
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