In September, California adopted a new law aimed at combatting the misclassification of workers. The legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) 5, will take effect on January 1, 2020. AB5 adopts the …
Uber Fined $649 Million for Saying Drivers Aren’t Employees
New Jersey has demanded that Uber pay $649 million for years of unpaid employment taxes for its drivers, arguing that the ride-hailing company has misclassified the workers as independent contractors …
طعن قانون الاقتصاد الجديد في كاليفورنيا في المحكمة من قبل سائقي الشاحنات
رفعت رابطة النقل بالشاحنات في كاليفورنيا يوم الثلاثاء دعوى قضائية اتحادية تتحدى ولاية جديدة ستجبر الشركات على معاملة المزيد من العمال كموظفين يحق لهم الحصول على مزايا مثل العمل الإضافي ...
In Mexico, domestic workers are defending their labour and human rights
A 2013 study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) found that there were at least 52 million domestic workers in the world, the majority of them women. According to the study, domestic …
Uber’s lawsuit challenging NYC’s cap on new vehicles is dismissed
Uber’s lawsuit challenging New York City’s first-in-the-nation law capping the number of ride-hail drivers that operate on its streets has been dismissed. The law, which went into effect August 2018, paused the …
The safety business: TÜV SÜD’s role in the Brumadinho dam failure in Brazil
On 15 October 2019, five Brazilians who lost close family members in the dam failure, together with ECCHR and MISEREOR, and supported by Brazilian NGOs Associação Comunitária da Jangada and …
City Council passes bill to extend labor protections for domestic workers
The new legislation requires employers to provide the city’s approximately 16,000 domestic workers — including home health aides, nannies and housekeepers — with a written contract that lays out duties, …
Drain company owner convicted of manslaughter in South End trench collapse
A Suffolk Superior Court judge today convicted the owner of a drain pipe company of manslaughter in connection with the drowning of two workers in a South End trench collapse …
The Uber/Lyft Ballot Initiative Guarantees only $5.64 an Hour
Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have unveiled their ballot initiative to undo historic worker protections enshrined in AB5, California’s new law that tightens the criteria for worker classification. The initiative claims …
Presume STPS efectividad en 61% de juicios contra la Reforma Laboral
La Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS) aseguró que ha ganado seis de cada 10 amparos interpuestos en contra de la reforma laboral. De acuerdo con datos proporcionados por …
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