The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away Alaska’s bid to revive a Republican-backed policy to make it easier for state workers to opt out of paying union dues in the latest …
Starbucks sued for allegedly using coffee from farms with rights abuses while touting its ‘ethical’ sourcing
A consumer advocacy group is suing Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee brand, for false advertising, alleging that it sources coffee and tea from farms with human rights and labor abuses, …
Final Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA43
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule, effective March 11, 2024, revising the Department’s guidance on how to analyze who is an employee or …
US enacts new labor law designed to prevent worker misclassification
The US Department of Labor enacted a final rule Tuesday designed to safeguard workers from misclassification as “independent contractors” rather than “employees.” The new labor rule provides greater clarity for classification under the Fair Labor …
Alphabet Illegally Refused to Negotiate With YouTube Contract Staff, Labor Board Rules
Alphabet Inc. has illegally refused to negotiate with a group of YouTube Music contract workers who voted to unionize, the US labor board ruled. The Wednesday decision, issued by a …
SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, Federal Agency Says
Federal labor officials accused the rocket company SpaceX on Wednesday of illegally firing eight employees for circulating a letter critical of the company’s founder and chief executive, Elon Musk. According …
Activision to pay $50 mln to settle workplace discrimination lawsuit
Activision Blizzard will pay roughly $50 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit by a California regulator that alleged the videogame maker discriminated against women employees, including denying them promotion opportunities and …
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OFFICE OF THE TRADE REPRESENTATIVE FIND DENIAL OF LABOR RIGHTS IN PIEDRAS NEGRAS AT FUJIKURA AUTO PARTS PLANT
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested the government of Mexico conduct a review based on its finding that a denial of workers’ rights has …
Federal Regulators Seek to Force Starbucks to Reopen 23 Stores
Federal labor regulators accused Starbucks on Wednesday of illegally closing 23 stores to suppress organizing activity and sought to force the company to reopen them. A complaint issued by a …
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Remedying Employers’ Unlawful Refusal to Bargain
Over the past few years, workers have been organizing unions at a breakneck pace. Whether that organizing pace is sustainable depends upon a number of factors, the most important of …