“Amazon and Walmart are the two largest private employers in the United States, and together these two megacorporations have amassed unprecedented levels of wealth. Both companies have succeeded by pioneering …
UAW files charges against Mercedes-Benz while employees look to unionize
The United Auto Workers union filed charges in Germany against Mercedes-Benz. This comes after employees at the plant in Vance are working to unionize to protect their rights. “In the …
New Jersey, Lyft at odds over employment status of drivers
New Jersey is battling another ride-share giant it accuses of owing millions in back taxes because it has been misclassifying its workers as independent contractors. The state, which settled a worker …
Phoenix passes landmark rule requiring heat protection for outdoor workers
Phoenix, Arizona, passed a landmark rule this week that will provide protections from extreme heat for thousands of outdoor workers in the hottest US city. In a unanimous 7-0 vote, …
Wisconsin ruling that Amazon drivers are employees stands, state’s high court unanimously decides
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued, not independent contractors as the online …
Subway faces $50M suit for sexual abuse at franchisee
A former employee of Subway franchisee GRB Investments is suing the operator and the brand for $50 million in damages after she was repeatedly drugged and raped by her supervisor, according to a …
UFC to pay $335 mln to settle fighters’ wage-fixing claims
Ultimate Fighting Championship said on Wednesday that it has agreed to pay $335 million to settle class action lawsuits claiming it artificially suppressed wages of martial arts fighters and owed …
Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’
Upset by the surge in union drives, several of the best-known corporations in the US are seeking to cripple the country’s top labor watchdog, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), …
Labor Board’s Joint Employer Rule Struck Down in Texas Court
A federal judge in Texas struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s rule broadening the legal test for determining when multiple companies jointly employ workers and thus share liability and …
US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labor in Africa
A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to hold five major technology companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining operations in the …
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