Supreme Court agrees to hear California grower’s challenge to state farm labor law

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a property rights challenge to a 45-year-old California labor law that allows union organizers to go on farmland to speak with workers …

“I now pronounce you contractor”: Prop22, labour platforms and legislative doublespeak

The story goes that, during a Lent fast that must have felt very long for French king Louis XIV, his chief minister Cardinal Giulio Mazzarino decided to offer some relief …

California passes Prop 22 in a major victory for Uber and Lyft

Uber and Lyft have won a major victory in their battle to continue classifying drivers as contractors, not employees, following the passage of a ballot measure that exempts them from …

IMPORTANDO LA LIBERTAD – Utilizando la Ley de Aranceles de EEUU para combatir el trabajo forzado en las cadenas de suministro

El Human Trafficking Legal Center [Centro Legal de Trata de Personas] busca asegurar que sus recursos se encuentren disponibles en varios idiomas. Nuestra Guía Práctica, Importando la libertad: Utilizando la …

MENGIMPORT KEBEBASAN – Menggunakan Akta Tarif A.S. untuk Membanteras Masalah Buruh Paksa Dalam Rantaian Bekalan

Kini juga sedia ada dalam bahasa Melayu! Panduan kami untuk penyokong petisyen U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) untuk menyekat import ke A.S yang dicemari oleh kerjaburuhpaksa di rantaibekalan. BACA …

The D.C. Circuit Reminds Us How Hard it Will be to Restore the Right to Organize

If Joe Biden wins the Presidential election and the Democrats win control of the Senate, then the Trump National Labor Relations Board will soon be just a bad memory.  But, …

U.S. rapped over gaps in catching slave-made imports

A drive by the United States to block illegal imports of goods made by forced labor has been hampered by a lack of skilled staff and reliable data, a government …

Uber Sued for Using ‘Biased’ Rider Ratings to Fire Drivers

Uber Technologies Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of violating the U.S. Civil Rights Act by firing minority drivers based on how they’re rated by customers. “Uber is aware that …

Uber, Lyft Legal Blow Widens Door For Labor Law Challenges

A California appeals court ruling that Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft, Inc. must treat their drivers as employees not only portends steep increases in operating costs that the companies say they can’t afford, but gives workers …

RONDA L. DAVIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant.

[1] Disparate Impact A class of former employees of the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency may proceed with their claim that they were laid off during a reduction …