Amazon sued for keeping workers under ‘constant threat of punishment’ if they call in sick

Amazon has been sued for allegedly keeping its employees under a “constant threat of punishment” if they call in sick or need time off. The complaint, filed yesterday, alleges that the …

EEOC’s Power to Shut Probes Under Scrutiny in Amazon Driver Suit

The EEOC’s investigatory discretion will be tested in an Amazon worker’s case challenging the agency’s directive for staff to close pending charges that use disparate impact theory. The suit will weigh how easily …

Amazon accused of retaliating against disabled staff with absence policy

A group of current and former Amazon warehouse workers have filed a class action lawsuit against the retail giant claiming it has been illegally docking the pay of disabled staff. …

Akhmad v. Bumble Bee Foods

The court ruled that the fishers presented sufficient allegations of forced labor as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, noting that Bumble Bee did not contest the fishers were subject …

Landmark U.S. ruling allows Indonesians to proceed with lawsuit against Bumble Bee for forced labor on fishing boats

The case of a group of Indonesian fishers who sued U.S. tuna brand Bumble Bee, alleging forced labor, will move forward, according to a judgment released by the Southern California …

NJ Amazon Suit Vies to Build on States’ Limited Gig Worker Wins

State attorneys general seeking to build on incremental wins in the long fight over gig worker classification can look to New Jersey as it escalates its driver employment status suits …

Sweeping Labor Law Overhaul Package Introduced by Senate GOP

A sweeping slate of bills released Monday by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) would fundamentally change the last eight decades of US labor law. The bulk of the measures target the …

Driven Down: How Workplace Technology Enables Amazon to Steal Wages, Hide Labor, Intensify Poor Working Conditions, and Evade Responsibility

“Amazon delivery drivers, alongside warehouse workers and other people in the Amazon delivery supply chain, are subject to intense amounts of surveillance. Amazon has multiple avenues for surveilling its delivery …

Appeals Court Sides With Home Depot Over NLRB in BLM Dispute

Home Depot Inc. doesn’t have to rehire a Minnesota retail worker after a federal appeals court held that the National Labor Relations Board “improperly evaluated” the reasons for the company’s …

The ‘Coldplay Incident’: Work and Private Life

Last summer, a woman and a man were embracing blissfully at a Coldplay concert when they were caught by a ‘kiss cam’, a camera that is used in concerts to …