How the Ontario Labour Board Ruled Foodora Workers are “Employees” and Not Independent Contractors

Last week, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the “Board”) released an historic decision on the “Gig Economy,” finding that food couriers working for Foodora are entitled to unionize. The decision was released …

ALI RAZAK; KENAN SABANI; KHALDOUN CHERDOUD, et. al v. UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

This case is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of Uber  on the question of whether drivers for UberBLACK are employees or independent contractors within the …

UberBlack Drivers’ Classification Case Revived by 3rd Cir.

UberBLACK drivers in Pennsylvania convinced the Third Circuit to revive their lawsuit alleging that they’re Uber Technologies Inc. employees entitled to minimum wages and overtime based on the control the …

يمكن للإريتريين مقاضاة شركة في كندا بسبب انتهاكات مزعومة في الخارج

تورنتو - قضت المحكمة العليا الكندية ، يوم الجمعة ، بإمكانية مقاضاة شركة تعدين مقرها فانكوفر في محكمة كندية بتهمة التواطؤ المزعوم في انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان في الخارج ...

نيفسون ريسورسز المحدودة ضد أرايا

قضت المحكمة العليا بأن دعوى قضائية ضد شركة كندية لانتهاك القانون العرفي الدولي في إريتريا يمكن أن تمضي قدما. إريتريا هي دولة في شرق أفريقيا. لديها ...

State of New York v Scalia, Secretary of Labor

Seventeen states and the District of Columbia allege that the Department of Labor’s new joint-employer rule, which is set to take effect March 16, is arbitrary and capricious under the …

New York, 16 Other States Sue Over DOL Joint-Employer Rule

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general asked a federal judge to block a recent Labor Department regulation that narrows the circumstances in which multiple businesses share liability for wage …

مكافحة السخرة وإنفاذ حقوق العمال باستخدام قانون التعرفة

This briefing paper by the International Labor Rights Forum discusses how U.S. trade policy, embodied in Section 307, can help prevent Americans’ complicity with the forced labor economy. It primarily …

New Rule Makes It Harder to Challenge Labor Practices

The National Labor Relations Board announced a new regulation on Tuesday that makes it harder to challenge companies over their labor practices, potentially affecting the rights of millions of workers. …

The NLRB’s Final Joint-Employer Rule Moves Labor Law Backwards

Tomorrow the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will formally publish a final rule codifying an employer-friendly test for determining whether an employer can escape liability for labor law violations by franchising and …

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