Press Release: CFPB Takes Action to Curb Unchecked Worker Surveillance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance to protect workers from unchecked digital tracking and opaque decision-making systems. The guidance warns that companies using third-party consumer reports — including …

Trabajadores de Contitech interponen quejas laborales en el marco del T-MEC y suman a Alemania

Trabajadores de la empresa Contitech, afilados a la Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana (LSOM), anunciaron que interpusieron dos quejas laborales, una bajo el Mecanismo de Respuesta Rápida del T-MEC por violación a sus derechos laborales, y …

Addressing Worker Safety and Health Through the Lens of Strategic Enforcement—Part 2

“Ensuring the safety and health of workers in this country, who are employed at millions of workplaces presenting a dizzying array of hazards, is beyond daunting. And yet, it is …

The Sneaky Tactic That Makes Uber and Lyft Worse for Everyone

Last year, former U.S. Circuit Court Judge David Tatel, who is blind, was denied a Lyft ride to court when a driver refused to accept his guide dog. It should not …

Generative AI, the American worker, and the future of work

The launch of ChatGPT-3.5 at the end of 2022 captured the world’s attention and illustrated the uncanny ability of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to produce a range of seemingly human-generated …

Subcontracting at NYC hotels must end

Unknown to most guests, often that housekeeper isn’t employed by the hotel. Instead, they work for a subcontractor we’ve never heard of, an arrangement leading to lower wages and benefits. …

Varieties of AI Regulations: The United States Perspective

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Pirelli y el Sindicato Miguel Trujillo López firman Convenio complementario de armonización de beneficios

La Secretaría de Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) informa que, derivado de la investigación sobre una presunta denegación de derechos de libertad de asociación y negociación colectiva en la empresa …

Digital Labor Platforms as Machines of Production

Debate about the regulation of “digital labor platforms” abounds globally among scholars, legislators, and other analysts concerned about the future of work(ers). In 2024, the European Parliament passed a first-of-its …

Migrant teens sue Raw Seafoods, claiming child labor violations

Three migrant teenagers filed a lawsuit in federal court last week claiming their employer, a seafood processing plant in Fall River, violated multiple labor laws, including prohibitions on forced labor, …