House passes bill to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

The House passed sweeping legislation Friday to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity after an emotional debate that underscored the divide between the two parties. Democrats cast …

NLRB Office of the General Counsel Memo on Employment Status of Uber X Drivers

On Aril 19, 2019, the NLRB Office of the General Counsel prepared an advice memorandum in litigation involving whether drivers for UBER X are employees or contractors. The OGC explained …

Monsanto est condamné une troisième fois aux Etats-Unis

Absorbé l’an dernier par l’allemand Bayer, le fabricant du Roundup Monsanto a été condamné lundi par un jury américain à verser 2 milliards de dollars à un couple de septuagénaires …

California sues US over home health worker union dues

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Five states have joined forces to try and block a new rule from the Trump administration they say weakens labor unions and their ability to collectively …

Commentary: Questionable Opinion About the Gig Economy

As OnLabor covered last week, the Department of Labor recently issued an “opinion letter” finding that the workers deriving income from an unnamed “virtual marketplace company” are independent contractors and …

Muslim Amazon employees say they fear taking time to pray at work, are discriminated against in several ways

Three Muslim employees at an Amazon warehouse in Minneapolis say they “have experienced discriminatory treatment, hostile work environment, retaliation, and constructive discharge” at work, according to a letter written by Muslim …

How Volkswagen Has Gotten Away With Union-Busting

Labor law is not workers’ law. That’s the lesson learned by pro-union workers at Volkswagen’s sole U.S. factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Workers filed for an election to join the United …

VAZQUEZ v JAN-PRO FRANCHISING

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the California Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 Dynamex decision, which makes it harder for businesses to classify their workers as independent contractors, …

California janitors may get labor law protections in wake of federal court decision

In a decision opening yet another front in the battle over how to classify workers, a federal appeals court Thursday ruled that an international franchiser could be forced to treat its California …

Law and Politics in Employee Classification

As has been widely reported, the U.S. Department of Labor issued an “opinion letter” yesterday concluding that an unnamed “virtual marketplace company” does not employ the workers who make the company …

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