Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pushing to strengthen the labor rights of drivers for Uber Technologies Inc and similar passenger transport apps, taking on a challenge that has vexed lawmakers …
Starbucks agrees to US union organizing ‘framework’
Starbucks (SBUX.O), opens new tab and a union seeking to organize the coffee chain’s U.S. workforce said on Tuesday they have agreed to create a “framework” to guide organizing and collective bargaining …
US: Chiu secures $2.1 million deal requiring gig economy company to reclassify workers as employees
First-of-its-kind agreement combats the trend of employee misclassification in the hospitality industry and provides significant restitution for workers SAN FRANCISCO (February 22, 2024) — San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu …
Home Depot Worker Illegally Fired for BLM Sign, NLRB Rules
The Home Depot Inc. must reinstate a worker who was effectively fired for refusing to take the “Black Lives Matter” insignia off their work apron after the National Labor Relations …
Amazon faces expanded sex bias lawsuit claiming it punished workers who sued
Three female marketing managers who filed a proposed class action accusing Amazon of widespread sex discrimination claimed on Friday that the tech giant has retaliated against them, including by firing one …
Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system
Canada’s half-a-century policy of tying migrant workers to their employers denounced as modern-day slavery. Montreal, Canada – “It would be contrary to the whole Canadian belief in freedom of the individual.” …
La Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones del Trabajo declaró la inconstitucionalidad de la reforma laboral del DNU de Milei
La Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones del Trabajo declaró la inconstitucionalidad de la reforma laboral que busca llevar adelante el Gobierno del presidente Javier Milei a través del decreto de necesidad …
Trader Joe’s Follows SpaceX in Arguing US Labor Board Is Unconstitutional
Grocery chain tries new argument to fight union-busting charge Decision on constitutionality is unlikely before an appeal Grocery chain Trader Joe’s is joining Elon Musk’s SpaceX in arguing that the US labor board, which is …
‘Dark forces’: how US corporations turned to courts in fight against unions
A multi-pronged legal attack under way by Elon Musk, large corporations, business groups and anti-union litigators threatens to “raise havoc” with US labor law and hobble a resurgent labor movement, according …
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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS DISPUTES
This past year witnessed two major federal developments on employment status. In June, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that the hair and makeup stylists petitioning for union representation at the …