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NLRB Rulings Tip Balance Toward Management Coping With Contagion

“The National Labor Relations Board has taken a deregulatory approach to labor and workplace law under the Trump administration, and the agency has largely stayed on that management-side course during …

A New Moment for Wrongful Discharge Law

“At-will employment is out of favor. In recent polling from Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Data for Progress, and the Omidyar Network, a striking 68% of respondents said that employers should be limited in …

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A Union Default for the U.S.

“Unions have traditionally had a strong levelling effect on incomes, transferring money from capital to labour, particularly to the low-waged. Thus, falling union membership and collective bargaining coverage over the last …

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Hungry for rights: Delivery workers in Latin America during COVID-19

“Stay at home” remains one of the main recommendations of health authorities around the world to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. Social isolation has helped immensely in not having even higher …

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Amazon, suddenly benevolent, says it won’t punish workers for handwashing breaks

Amazon says it won’t punish its warehouse workers for taking time to wash their hands or clean their workstations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Workers at a warehouse in Staten …

Healey sues Uber, Lyft; companies vow to fight

Attorney General Maura Healey is suing Uber and Lyft, asking the courts to declare that drivers are employees of the transportation tech giants, rather than independent contractors — a suit …

Behind the Fight to Hijack Guatemala’s Justice System

Guatemala is in the midst of renewing its Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Ensuring impartial, professional, and honest officials in Guatemala’s highest courts is crucial to the rule of …

Juarez labor attorney with ties to El Paso faces arrest days after winning release from jail

A Mexican labor attorney — with dual U.S. citizenship and a residence in El Paso — faces new charges and pending arrest in Juárez after recently winning release from jail …

Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos celebrará audiencia pública sobre Opinión Consultiva acerca de Libertad Sindical

Durante los días 27 a 31 de julio próximos, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, en el marco de su 135° periodo de sesiones (virtual) realizará Audiencia Pública para recibir …

Supreme Court affirms ‘ministerial exception’ that protects religious organizations from some lawsuits

“The Supreme Court on Wednesday said two parochial school teachers could not contest their firings in federal court because of the constitutional protection allowing religious organizations to choose who teaches …

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