How Democrats plan to shrink the gender pay gap

In January, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and her colleagues reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act — for the 11th time. The bill would require employers to report, among other things, job salaries, promotions …

Bill seeks collective bargaining for Nevada state workers

Proposed legislation in Nevada would allow certain state employees to engage in collective bargaining. The bill was introduced in the state Senate on Thursday. The measure would require the state …

Workers waiting ‘on call’ must be paid, court rules

Employees who are required to stay “on call” before the start of a possible work shift — phoning their employer two hours before the shift to learn whether they’re needed …

Ward v Tilly’s Inc

The Court concluded that on-call scheduling triggered Wage Order 7’s reporting time pay requirements. On-call shifts burden employees, who cannot take other jobs but who nonetheless receive no compensation from …

7th Circuit Curtails Applicants’ Age-Discrimination Lawsuits

The plaintiff in the case applied for an attorney position at CareFusion Corp., then sued under a disparate impact liability theory after he wasn’t chosen. He challenged the requirement that …

New York Enacts Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act

On January 25, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law a bill amending the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), which now prohibits discrimination by employers against individuals on …

Trump’s Labor Law: Heads, Workers Lose; Tails, Workers Lose

On Friday, as the federal government was preparing to reopen after the longest shutdown in its history, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a decision that will have major …

Trump’s Labor Board Just Gave Its Blessing to One of the Most Deplorable Worker Abuses in the Country

Imagine you drive a van for SuperShuttle. You take passengers from their homes and hotels to the airport and back. The shifts are long and the pay isn’t great, but …

Are Amazon, Walmart, and eBay’s online ‘marketplaces’ providing a refuge for goods made with forced labor?

Last month, while browsing online, we were surprised to find that we could buy cotton hand towels advertised as “made in Turkmenistan” on the websites of Amazon, Walmart, and eBay.  …

Lyft will sue to block NYC’s driver pay equity law

Lyft will file a lawsuit against the city of New York on Wednesday to block the implementation of a new law requiring a minimum pay for drivers, according to a …

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