Independent review of the Modern Slavery Act: Second Interim Report

In July 2018, the Home Secretary, at the request of the Prime Minister, announced a review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. The members of the review are Frank Field …

Forced To Work Without Pay: Do Federal Employees Have a Thirteenth Amendment Claim?

The federal government shutdown is precipitating a wave of lawsuits and talk of sick-outs and strikes. That should be no surprise when approximately 400,000 federal employees are being required to work without pay. Wait, “required.”?Talk of being “forced” or …

3rd Circuit will be first appeal court to consider classification of Uber drivers

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday will become the first federal appeals court to consider whether Uber Technologies Inc properly classifies its drivers as independent contractors rather …

L.A. Street Sellers Outlawed No More

Officials have estimated that there are 50,000 street vendors in Los Angeles, and selling on the city’s sidewalks is often the first profession for newly arrived immigrants. On the streets, many …

Whitmer takes aim at gender pay gap for state workers

LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive directive Tuesday aimed at curbing the wage gap between men and women working in state government. Hiring managers at state departments and agencies may no …

Book review: “Labor reform in Brazil: promises and reality”

In Portuguese, “Reforma trabalhista no Brasil: promessas e realidade”. The book was published after two years of the labor reform in Brazil, legislation that represented a great deregulation of the …

“Labor reform in Brazil: promises and reality”

In Portuguese, “Reforma trabalhista no Brasil: promessas e realidade.” The book was published after two years of the labor reform in Brazil, legislation that represented a great deregulation of the …

Big Business Bias: Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment at Large Corporations

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the total costs of discrimination penalties in the US.   It uses federal and state court records to shows the majority of large US …

AN ACT CONCERNING BASIC LABOR STANDARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY DRIVERS.

The bill, before the General Assembly of Connecticut, would provide basic labor standards for transportation network company drivers including by requiring drivers to receive seventy-five per cent of the money …

Peru: National Competitiveness and Productivity Policy (PNCP) (DS 345-2018-EF)- Priority Objective No. 5, “Creating the conditions for a dynamic and competitive labor market for the generation of decent work”.

Title in Spanish: Política Nacional de Competitividad y Productividad (PNCP) (DS 345-2018-EF) – Objetivo Prioritario Nº 5, “Crear las condiciones para un mercado laboral dinámico y competitivo para la generación de …

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