It was a potentially sweeping proposal from a Texas regulator: Companies that use a “digital network” to dispatch workers the way Uber does could label them contractors rather than employees. …
Janus’s Progeny? A Supreme Court Threat to Majority Rule Looms
At a time when democracy is under attack around the world, the Supreme Court is currently contemplating taking two labor rights cases that pose a profound threat not just to …
Editorial: A Day of Rest May Get a Day in Court
The Supreme Court inched closer this week to undoing a decades-old mistake that has denied meaningful workplace protections for religious employees. On Monday the high court asked the solicitor general …
Hong Kong owner of Pacific island casino sued over forced labour, trafficking claims
Hong Kong-listed Imperial Pacific, the owner of a multi-billion Saipan gaming project, is being sued by former construction workers who say they were victims of forced labour and human trafficking …
Uber Settles Drivers’ Lawsuit for $20 Million
Uber on Monday settled a long-running legal battle with drivers in California and Massachusetts who wanted the ride-hailing company to recognize them as employees, agreeing to pay the drivers $20 …
Court Dismisses Cocoa Supply Chain Labor Non-Disclosure Suit Against Nestlé
A federal court in the District of Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that multinational food giant Nestlé failed to disclose the alleged presence of “child and slave labor” in its cocoa …
US Women’s National Soccer Team lawsuit: What we know and what it means going forward
With a little more than three months until the U.S. plays its opening game in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, 28 members of the current U.S. women’s national team player …
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