7 claves de la reforma laboral de plataformas digitales aprobada por los diputados

La reforma laboral que regula el trabajo en plataformas digitales como Uber, Didi y Rappi continúa su avance legislativo luego de su aprobación por unanimidad en la Cámara de Diputados. El proyecto busca incorporar …

Kenya’s President Wades Into Meta Lawsuits

Can a Big Tech company be sued in Kenya for alleged abuses at an outsourcing company working on its behalf? That’s the question at the heart of two lawsuits that are attempting …

US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua

The Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua, impacting relations with a country the U.S. has a free trade deal with amid growing …

Brazil charges Volkswagen unit with treating farm workers like slaves decades ago

Brazilian labor prosecutors charged Volkswagen’s local unit with subjecting farm workers to conditions akin to slavery decades ago and are seeking 165 million reais ($27.5 million) in damages, they said …

US Seeks to End Subminimum Wage for Workers With Disabilities

President Joe Biden’s Department of Labor is proposing to abolish below-minimum-wage pay for people with disabilities, targeting a long-controversial program whose fate will now rest with the incoming Trump administration. …

UPS Seeks Quick Ruling to End Safety Agency Heat Stress Searches

United Parcel Service Inc. has asked a judge for a speedy decision to permanently block OSHA from implementing heat-stress monitoring of company trucks nationwide, according to a Delaware federal court …

NLRB rules anti-union captive audience meetings an illegal abuse of employer power

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that anti-union captive audience meetings in particular are illegal because they interfere with workers’ right to freely choose whether to form or join …

Anti-Union Captive Audience Meetings Outlawed by Labor Board

Mandatory “captive audience” meetings in which companies argue against unionization are illegal, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in a case involving Amazon.com Inc., prohibiting one of employers’ most potent …

Board Restores Prior Standard Governing Employer Statements about Unionization’s Impact on Employer-Employee Relationship

The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Siren Retail Corp d/b/a Starbucks, overruling Tri-Cast, Inc., 274 NLRB 377 (1985) and clarifying the test that the Board will use to evaluate whether …

Massachusetts voters allow Uber, Lyft drivers to unionize

 Massachusetts voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that would allow ride-share drivers to unionize, becoming the first U.S. state to allow drivers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft …