If you work for Uber or Amazon, you may be a victim of algorithmic wage discrimination

If you’ve ever worked for an on-demand app platform, or for Amazon, or even as an independent contractor at all in the last few years, there’s a good chance that …

Black former worker awarded $3.2m in Tesla factory racial-harassment suit

Tesla will pay about $3.2m to a Black former employee after a federal jury in San Francisco ruled the electric-vehicle maker failed to prevent severe racial harassment at its flagship …

Choferes se enfrentan a UBER en histórico primer juicio en Chile por reconocimiento de relación laboral

Se trata de un juicio inédito de más de 50 choferes en contra de la Empresa de Aplicaciones de Transportes UBER en Chile. Una demanda colectiva laboral presentada en mayo …

Ex-Grubhub Driver Wins 8-Year Legal Battle in California Court, Gets $65

It doesn’t sound like much, but the new ruling could be game-changer for California’s gig economy After nearly a decade of courtroom arguments and appeals, one California man is finally …

U.S., Mexico agree deal to fix labor dispute at VU Manufacturing plant

The U.S. and Mexico on Friday announced a deal to resolve a U.S. labor complaint at VU Manufacturing in northern Mexico that requires the auto parts plant to let workers …

Defending Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods: Lessons from Litigation in Latin America

Waste pickers have won several legal actions in Latin America over the past two decades. This edition of Law & Informality Insights – Defending Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods: Lessons from Litigation in …

Proposed Class of Sheepherders Vindicated in Suit Against Western Range Association

Last week, a federal district court in the District of Nevada ruled in favor of a proposed class of migrant sheepherders who allege that an association of sheep ranches has colluded to …

Juzgado de Trabajo sentencia que Uber tiene relación laboral con sus choferes en Costa Rica

El Juzgado de Trabajo del Tercer Circuito Judicial de San José sentenció este lunes en primera instancia que la empresa Uber en Costa Rica tiene relación laboral con los choferes de su plataforma, al …

Workplace Data Is a Tool of Class Warfare

In September 2020 a Vice reporter discovered that Amazon was seeking to hire two “intelligence analysts” into its Global Security Operations division (GSO). The analysts would use data analytics and other tools to detect …

US (9th Cir. Ct): LYDIA OLSON; MIGUEL PEREZ; POSTMATES, INC., v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA

The 9th Circuit appellate court reversed the district court’s dismissal of Uber’s lawsuit alleging AB 5 violates the Equal Protection Clause stating that it could plausibly be understood to do …