WASHINGTON – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today issued the following statement after a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) panel established under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) found against the United …
After long wait, trial on ride share driver status law about to begin
The judicial front in the long-running battle over Uber and Lyft’s treatment of Massachusetts workers has been a flurry of paperwork for nearly four years. That’s about to change. Monday …
Corporate America Never Really Quit Forced Labor
Inmates do billions of dollars of work for companies and governments each year. A landmark lawsuit alleges many are being kept in prison because the business is just too good. …
United Steelworkers ‘disappointed’ by USMCA panel ruling in Grupo México dispute
The United Steelworkers union (USW) is “disappointed” by the ruling announced at the end of April by the labor panel of the rapid response mechanism (RRM) of the USMCA trade …
US labor official calls on companies to exit China’s Xinjiang
International companies cannot responsibly operate in Xinjiang and should leave the western Chinese region due to forced labor concerns, a U.S. Labor Department official said on Tuesday. The U.S. government …
EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
This guidance serves as a resource for employers, employees, and practitioners; for EEOC staff and the staff of other agencies that investigate, adjudicate, or litigate harassment claims or conduct outreach …
EEOC Releases Workplace Guidance to Prevent Harassment
Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final guidance on harassment in the workplace, “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” By providing this resource on the legal …
Ecuador: Victims of modern slavery must have remedy and reparation in ongoing lawsuits, UN experts say
Victims of modern slavery in Ecuador’s abaca plantations, who suffered harrowing human rights abuses for decades under the Furukawa Plantaciones company, must be granted legal remedy and reparation in ongoing …
UAW files charges against Mercedes-Benz while employees look to unionize
The United Auto Workers union filed charges in Germany against Mercedes-Benz. This comes after employees at the plant in Vance are working to unionize to protect their rights. “In the …
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