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 …
Starbucks agrees to US union organizing ‘framework’
Starbucks (SBUX.O), opens new tab and a union seeking to organize the coffee chain’s U.S. workforce said on Tuesday they have agreed to create a “framework” to guide organizing and collective bargaining …
US: Chiu secures $2.1 million deal requiring gig economy company to reclassify workers as employees
First-of-its-kind agreement combats the trend of employee misclassification in the hospitality industry and provides significant restitution for workers SAN FRANCISCO (February 22, 2024) — San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu …
Home Depot Worker Illegally Fired for BLM Sign, NLRB Rules
The Home Depot Inc. must reinstate a worker who was effectively fired for refusing to take the “Black Lives Matter” insignia off their work apron after the National Labor Relations …
Trader Joe’s Follows SpaceX in Arguing US Labor Board Is Unconstitutional
Grocery chain tries new argument to fight union-busting charge Decision on constitutionality is unlikely before an appeal Grocery chain Trader Joe’s is joining Elon Musk’s SpaceX in arguing that the US labor board, which is …
‘Dark forces’: how US corporations turned to courts in fight against unions
A multi-pronged legal attack under way by Elon Musk, large corporations, business groups and anti-union litigators threatens to “raise havoc” with US labor law and hobble a resurgent labor movement, according …
Sindicato de Goodyear SLP celebra remediación bajo acuerdo del T-MEC
La Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana celebró la remediación bajo el acuerdo del Tratado México-Estados Unidos-Canadá (T-MEC) ante la aplicación del Contrato Ley de la Industria Hulera en la empresa Goodyear …
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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS DISPUTES
This past year witnessed two major federal developments on employment status. In June, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that the hair and makeup stylists petitioning for union representation at the …