Whole Foods Punished Workers for Black Lives Matter Masks, Suit Says

Over a dozen workers at Whole Foods stores in four states claim in a class-action lawsuit that the company retaliated against them for wearing the movement’s apparel. From colorful patterns …

NLRB’s GM Ruling Gives Employers More Slack to Discipline Speech

“Ruling in a case involving General Motors LLC, the National Labor Relations Board has given private-sector employers more leeway to dole out discipline or fire workers for racist, sexist, and …

General Motors LLC (14-CA-197985)

Die Entscheidung des National Labour Relations Board in General Motors hat den Arbeitgebern des privaten Sektors mehr Befugnis gegeben, Arbeitnehmer für „beleidigende“ Reden oder Verhaltensweisen zu disziplinieren oder zu entlassen, die in der…

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Warum wir COVID-bezogene Whistleblower-Schutzmaßnahmen benötigen

In April, Amazon made headlines when it fired two workers who had raised concerns that the company was not taking adequate health and safety measures in response to COVID-19. Numerous reports over the last few …

Uber gegen Heller und die Aussichten für einen transnationalen juristischen Dialog über die Gig Economy

Weltweit stehen Gig-Arbeitgeber nun vor den höchsten Gerichten vor einer rechtlichen Abrechnung. Am 21. Juli wird die Frage, ob Uber-Fahrer „Arbeiter“ sind, von einem…

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NLRB Rulings Tip Balance Toward Management Coping With Contagion

“The National Labor Relations Board has taken a deregulatory approach to labor and workplace law under the Trump administration, and the agency has largely stayed on that management-side course during …

A New Moment for Wrongful Discharge Law

“At-will employment is out of favor. In recent polling from Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Data for Progress, and the Omidyar Network, a striking 68% of respondents said that employers should be limited in …

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A Union Default for the U.S.

“Unions have traditionally had a strong levelling effect on incomes, transferring money from capital to labour, particularly to the low-waged. Thus, falling union membership and collective bargaining coverage over the last …

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Hunger nach Rechten: Lieferarbeiter in Lateinamerika während COVID-19

“Stay at home” remains one of the main recommendations of health authorities around the world to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. Social isolation has helped immensely in not having even higher …

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Amazon, suddenly benevolent, says it won’t punish workers for handwashing breaks

Amazon says it won’t punish its warehouse workers for taking time to wash their hands or clean their workstations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Workers at a warehouse in Staten …

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