Korea passes controversial ‘Yellow Envelope Act,’ inviting backlash from employers, foreign firms

South Korea’s Parliament has approved sweeping labor reforms known as the “Yellow Envelope Act,” prompting a fierce backlash from employers’ groups, conservatives, and foreign firms operating in the country, who have cautioned that …

Coal Miners Fought For Better Safety Standards. A Federal Appeals Court Is Letting the Industry Off the Hook

After years of lobbying, MSHA issued a new rule in April 2024 that told mine operators what they must do to further protect workers from silica exposure, and gave them until …

SpaceX Keeps Labor Board Case Frozen With Fifth Circuit Win

SpaceX and two other companies can keep their court orders freezing unfair labor practice cases as they litigate their constitutional challenges to the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals …

Kenyan draft law sparks outrage for shielding tech companies from lawsuits

In December 2024, Kenya’s President William Ruto waded into the heart of two lawsuits that were attempting to set a new precedent in Kenya, one of the destinations for major …

North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work ‘like slaves’ in Russia

Thousands of North Koreans are being sent to work in slave-like conditions in Russia to fill a huge labour shortage exacerbated by Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the BBC has …

Split 8th Circ. Revives Minn. Suit Over Union Leave

The Eighth Circuit on Monday revived a First Amendment challenge to a Minnesota school district policy that allows teachers to take paid leave to work for their union, saying the …

6th Circ. Bucks EEOC With Strict View On Client Harassment

An employer can only be held liable for a customer’s harassment of an employee if the company intended for the misconduct to happen, the Sixth Circuit ruled, a strict stance …

Unions to get power to challenge how businesses use AI

Companies could be hauled into arbitration to deal with union disputes over their use of artificial intelligence as part of broad workplace protections the NSW Labor government is pushing to …

ILAW Statement / A Victory for Workers: Inter-American Court Recognizes Care as a Human Right

In a landmark development, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has affirmed for the first time that the right to care is an autonomous human right under the American Convention …

Labor minister vows ‘zero tolerance’ for discrimination against foreign workers

As Korea celebrates the 21st anniversary of the Employment Permit System (EPS) ― its labor migration framework with partner nations in Asia ― Labor Minister Kim Young-hoon pledged on Wednesday …