Prison inmates are picking fruits and vegetables at a rate not seen since Jim Crow. Convict leasing for agriculture – a system that allows states to sell prison labor to …
Washington Metro Hit With Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority discriminated against black and foreign-born workers in recent firings, according to a new federal lawsuit. Former employees Kenneth Harriott and Tony Ojoh claim that …
High Court Weakens Employer Defense to Job Bias Claims
The high court said in a unanimous ruling that the requirement to file charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or similar state agencies isn’t a jurisdictional issue. That means …
West Virginia Senate passes sweeping education bill to ban teacher strikes
The West Virginia State Senate on Monday passed a sweeping education overhaul bill that would deem teacher strikes unlawful. The chamber voted 18-15 to advance the measure — after Senate Republicans inserted …
Gig economy: California bill granting employee status passes assembly
The state assembly in California passed legislation on Wednesday that would require employers to recognize hundreds of thousands of gig workers as employees and could have far-reaching implications for contractors across the …
Court rules NY farm workers have right to organize
Farm workers in New York have the right to organize and collectively bargain after a state appeals court ruled Thursday that an exclusion for farm workers in state labor law …
NLRB to revisit ruling that granted graduate students the right to organize as employees
The National Labor Relations Board is set to revisit a 2016 ruling that granted teaching and research assistants at private universities legal protection to form unions, a move that could …
In a Test of Their Power, #MeToo’s Legal Forces Take On the Golden Arches
In newly filed complaints, McDonald’s employees described repeated sexual harassment and then punishment for speaking out. On Tuesday the fund, the American Civil Liberties Union and the labor group Fight for …
The Legal Argument That Could Destroy Uber
Days after Uber began selling stock, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer gave the company a huge gift. In an advice memo, the general counsel’s office determined that Uber’s …
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