As the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) turned 50 in December 2020, the Center for Progressive Reform (CPR) issued “OSHA’s Next 50 Years: Legislating a Private Right of …
The Gig Economy Is Coming for Millions of American Jobs
California’s vote to classify Uber and Lyft drivers as contractors has emboldened other employers to eliminate salaried positions—and has become a cornerstone of bigger plans to “Uberize” the U.S. workforce. …
New York Sues Amazon, Saying It Inadequately Protected Workers From Covid-19
New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, sued Amazon on Tuesday evening, arguing that the company provided inadequate safety protection for workers in New York City during the pandemic and retaliated …
Swyear Amusements, Inc. and Comite De Apoyo A Los Trabajadores Agricolas (CATA).
Judgement of the NLRB on wage theft case in favor of migrant workers: BDO.01-CA-130018.Swyear conformed
Threats of deportation prevent workers from speaking out against workplace conditions
After a liquid nitrogen leak last month at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, killed six workers and injured a dozen others, representatives from the Foundation Food Group are …
US: Opponents press challenge to Prop. 22 with lawsuit in lower court
“A small group of app-based drivers and a major labor union are pushing forward their legal challenge to Proposition 22 — the California voter-approved law allowing gig companies to keep treating …
Immigrant Workers Win Payout For Illegal Union Recognition
A carnival company must pay more than $383,000 in back pay after it forced a union on immigrant workers and struck a collective bargaining agreement that paid the employees lower …
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