Dozens of Filipino workers who helped build stadiums that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming U.S. construction firm Jacobs Solutions Inc (J.N) subjected them …
Corporations are paying for worker abuse audits that are ‘designed to fail’, say insiders
US and UK companies with foreign operations use audits to prevent worker abuse – but auditors say the checks aren’t working Before he began the interviews, Ahmed swept the room …
SpaceX sued by engineer claiming underpayment of women, minorities
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been sued by a female former employee who claims the rocket and satellite company pays and promotes women and minorities less than white men. Former SpaceX …
NY Labor Law Violates Farmers’ Speech Rights, Ag Group Says
A coalition of farmers is once again suing New York State over a law that gives farm workers overtime pay and the right to unionize. They want a federal judge …
Chinese immigrant workers sue over forced labor at illegal marijuana operation on Navajo land
Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New Mexico under false pretenses and forced to work 14 hours a day trimming marijuana on the Navajo Nation where cultivating …
Uber, DoorDash lose bid to block NYC minimum wage for delivery workers
A New York state judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N), DoorDash Inc and Grubhub Inc to block New York City’s novel law setting a minimum wage …
Tesla sued by US agency over alleged harassment of Black factory workers
A U.S. civil rights agency sued Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Thursday, claiming the electric carmaker has tolerated severe harassment of Black employees at its flagship Fremont, California, assembly plant, in charges …
Chinese immigrant workers sue over forced labor at illegal marijuana operation on Navajo land
Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New Mexico under false pretenses and forced to work 14 hours a day trimming marijuana on the Navajo Nation where cultivating …
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What Happens When Nurses Are Hired Like Ubers
“Shawnika Howell has been a nurse for 13 years, primarily in long-term care, but around the time of the winter 2021 COVID-19 surge, she decided to find some extra work …