Uber and Lyft are in the early stages of discussions to possibly turn many of their California drivers into employees. However, rather than become employees of the companies, the drivers …
Lawsuit: Mexican guest workers on Louisiana sugar cane farms shortchanged by Arkansas labor co.
A civil rights group has accused an Arkansas company that annually uses a federal program to supply foreign guest workers to Louisiana sugar cane farms of “rampant wage theft” since …
US: CBP Collects $575,000 from Pure Circle U.S.A. for Stevia Imports Made with Forced Labor
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has collected $575,000 in penalties following the closure of a civil enforcement action against the importer Pure Circle U.S.A., Inc. This action is the …
OSHA is Failing to Protect Workers
On April 9, a worker at Maid-Rite Specialty Foods meatpacking plant in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, filed a complaint with OSHA, the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The worker …
People of California v Uber Technologies, Order on Motion for Temporary Injunction
The order enjoined Uber and Lyft from classifying their drivers as independent contractors. The order was stayed for 10 days. The lawsuit follows the passage of AB5 earlier this year. …
Judge grants preliminary injunction requiring Uber and Lyft to stop classifying drivers as contractors
A California judge granted a preliminary injunction Monday requiring Uber and Lyft to stop classifying their drivers as independent contractors pending further action by the court. The order will take effect after 10 days, as the …
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The Pitfalls of Uber and Lyft as Franchisors
“Uber and Lyft are in the early stages of discussions to possibly turn many of their California drivers into employees. However, rather than become employees of the companies, the drivers …