Abstract It is conventionally understood that the purpose of antitrust law is to promote competition. Yet much more fundamentally, antitrust law allocates coordination rights. In particular, our current antitrust framework …
New bipartisan bill seeks to expand ADEA protections
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was re-introduced into the U.S. Senate last week. The bill comes one month since the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that …
IHOPs Settle EEOC Class Sexual Harassment Allegations for $700K
The owner of eight IHOP restaurants in Nevada and New York will pay $700,000 and change its employment policies and practices to resolve U.S. government allegations that food servers and …
New York City to Ban Discrimination Based on Hair
Under new guidelines to be released this week by the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the targeting of people based on their hair or hairstyle, at work, school or in public …
Judge rules against Walmart for firing employee with medical marijuana card
A federal judge ruled against Walmart in a recent lawsuit for terminating an Arizona employee who possessed a valid medical marijuana card after a drug test of the worker came back …
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 …
Decreto Supremo que modifica el artículo 16 y el literal d) del artículo 16-A del Reglamento de la Ley de Relaciones Colectivas de Trabajo
DECRETO SUPREMO N° 003-2019-TR EL PRESIDENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA CONSIDERANDO: Que, el numeral 1 del artículo 28 de la Constitución Política del Perú señala que el Estado garantiza la libertad …
Gobierno de AMLO debe recuperar la visión laborista en México: Alcalde Justiniani
Para el abogado laborista, Arturo Alcalde Justiniani, el nuevo gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador debe ubicar el tema laboral en la “centralidad” de las políticas públicas dejando atrás las …
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 …
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