US judge tosses ex-Amazon worker’s lawsuit over stalled EEOC investigations

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a former Amazon.com delivery driver’s lawsuit claiming the the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission illegally halted investigations into workplace policies with discriminatory impacts at …

Historic pay deal with Uber Eats and DoorDash could set minimum pay for gig economy delivery workers

A historic deal could transform Australia’s gig economy, with the country’s two largest on-demand delivery platforms agreeing to minimum pay rates and providing wide-ranging improvements and protections for riders and …

Labour codes mean denial of rights to unions, 12-hour workday

Rejecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim of the Labour Codes as “one of the most progressive labour-oriented reforms”, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) described them as a “set of …

India trade unions condemn new labour codes, plan nationwide protests

Ten large Indian trade unions condemned the government’s rollout on Friday of new labour codes, the biggest such overhaul in decades, as a “deceptive fraud” against workers. The unions, aligned with …

4th Circ. Revives Vaccine Bias Suit Against Humane Society

The Fourth Circuit on Thursday reopened a lawsuit alleging the Humane Society of the United States fired two remote employees rather than granting their religious requests to skip the COVID-19 …

Por primera vez la Justicia reconoce dependencia entre PedidosYa y un repartidor y condena a la empresa al pago por $ 1,8 millones en primera instancia

El Juzgado Letrado del Trabajo de 7° Turno de Montevideo declaró la existencia de una relación laboral dependiente entre un repartidor y la empresa PedidosYa. El caso representa el primer fallo en …

Tesla sued by deaf technician over extreme heat conditions

A deaf former employee of Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the electric car manufacturer claiming it failed to provide him with reasonable accommodations. The hiring team became aware of …

New Zealand’s top court rules that Uber drivers are employees

New Zealand’s highest court sided on Monday with a lower court’s ruling that drivers of Uber who brought a case against the rideshare company should be treated as employees, a …

EU lawmakers back further weakening of contentious sustainability laws

Far-right parties joined forces with the centre-right in the European Parliament on Thursday to back further cuts to the bloc’s corporate sustainability laws, after months of pressure from companies and …

Amazon sued for keeping workers under ‘constant threat of punishment’ if they call in sick

Amazon has been sued for allegedly keeping its employees under a “constant threat of punishment” if they call in sick or need time off. The complaint, filed yesterday, alleges that the …