Uber and Postmates filed a lawsuit in federal court in California on Monday, seeking an injunction to prevent the state’s landmark freelancer law from taking effect against them on Jan. …
Breest v Haggis, 2019 NY Slip Op 09398, Dec 26, 2019
The central question in this appeal is: what must a plaintiff allege in order to state a cause of action under New York City’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law …
Uruguay es el primer país del mundo en ratificar el Convenio 190 de la OIT
Uruguay es el primer país del mundo en aprobar el Convenio 190 de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) Sobre la Violencia y el Acoso en el Trabajo. Este martes, 17 de …
Travail des enfants en RDC: plainte aux États-Unis contre les géants de la tech
Tesla, Apple, Google, Dell et Microsoft sont accusés de complicité de travail forcé d’enfants dans les mines de cobalt en RDC. Certains de ces enfants ont été tués et mutilés pour produire …
California’s new gig economy law challenged in court by freelance writers
Freelance journalists on Tuesday sued to block California’s new labor law that will require more workers to be classified as employees, arguing it threatens their ability to earn a living. …
Caesars Entertainment d/b/a/ Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, 368 NLRB No. 143.
In a decision issued today, the National Labor Relations Board reestablished the right of an employer to restrict employee use of its email system if it does so on a …
NLRB allows employers to prohibit workers from using work email for protected trade union activity
In Caesars Entertainment d/b/a/ Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, the National Labor Relations Board overturned Board precedent to allow the employer to restrict employee use of its email system if …
THE SAFETY BUSINESS: TÜV SÜD’S ROLE IN THE BRUMADINHO DAM FAILURE IN BRAZI
Recently, a lawsuit was filed in Germany against the auditing firm which had declared the Brumadinho dam safe just prior to its collapse. At least 272 people were killed on …
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Judge Won’t Force Uber to Treat California Drivers as Employees
A federal judge on Monday refused to make Uber reclassify drivers as employees in California, despite claims the alleged misclassification deprives the state of tax dollars and increases its spending …
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