Volkswagen Opens Door to Challenging NLRB Regional Directors

Volkswagen Group of America Inc. expanded the courtroom attack on the National Labor Relations Board’s constitutionality, newly targeting officials who are critical to the agency’s administration and enforcement of workers’ …

California appeals court jettisons Blue Origin arbitration agreement

The California Court of Appeals has shot down an arbitration clause used in space technology company Blue Origin’s employee contracts, halting its efforts to force a harassment complaint out of …

Trump tariff threats should spur UK to ban forced labor, say Labour MPs

Keir Starmer’s government needs to ban forced labor from nations like China as a probe of U.K. supply chains by the Trump administration threatens new tariffs, senior Labour lawmakers told …

Ministry of Labour announces nationwide advisory to protect workers from heatwave

Amid the prevailing heatwave conditions across the country, the Ministry of Labour & Employment on Tuesday said that it has issued a nationwide advisory to protect labourers from excessive exposure …

Buenos Aires Supreme Court recognises gig workers as employees

The Buenos Aires Supreme Court of Justice has recognised delivery app workers as formal employees rather than independent contractors. The court determined that the platforms exercise control over delivery riders …

Ghana mineworkers warn local outsourcing rule will cut wages, jobs

 Ghana’s union of mineworkers has warned it ​would continue to oppose a government policy that requires international companies to hire local firms as mining contractors, even though ‌many large miners have …

Labor Department Proposal Makes It Easier for Firms to Avoid Liability for Contract Workers

Businesses can more easily avoid liability for overtime, minimum wage and other employment law violations alleged by their contract employees under a Department of Labor proposal announced this week. https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2026/04/24/labor-department-proposal-makes-it-easier-for-firms-to-avoid-liability-for-contract-workers/?slreturn=20260501041021

This is modern-day slavery”: Four bicycle delivery workers’ associations file a complaint against Uber Eats and Deliveroo for human trafficking

Delivery workers’ associations in Bordeaux and Paris have filed a complaint against Uber Eats and Deliveroo for human trafficking. They denounce the exploitation of highly vulnerable workers and are also …

No Deliveries Between 12 And 3 pm? Delhi Gig Workers Urge Govt Action As Heatwave Intensifies

The Gig and Platform Service Workers Union (GIPSWU) has written to the Delhi government, highlighting that temperatures are already hovering between 40°C and 42°C. Combined with humidity, the “feels like” …

‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds

Billion-dollar tech platforms are aggressively pushing for deregulation of the “Uber for nursing” industry in an effort to expand gig work in the healthcare sector, according to a report published on Tuesday. …