Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Rethinking the Alien Tort Statute

“This Term’s consolidated cases Nestlé USA v. Doe and Cargill v. Doe show how the Supreme Court has gone wrong in applying the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) and offer a chance for correction. …

DoorDash Denied Arbitration of California Drivers’ Tip Claims

Food-delivery platform DoorDash Inc. must face allegations that it impermissibly used customer tips to meet minimum pay requirements for drivers, after a California appeals court declined Monday to compel arbitration …

CORONAVIRUS AND TURBULENCE IN BRAZILIAN LABOR LAW: AN ANALYSIS ON THE MAIN LEGAL CHANGES DURING THE PANDEMIC

“The Brazilian Labor Law is based on the Federal Constitution (CF) of 1988 and the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) of 1943, as well as laws governing specific themes, such …

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Toward a Harmonized Test for Complicity of Corporate Officials?

“The amicus brief by international law scholars, former diplomats, and practitioners in Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I, filed Oct. 21, 2020, rightfully argues that secondary liability in the form of aiding and abetting …

Sin acuerdo, concluye reunión entre AMLO e IP sobre outsourcing

Luego de una semana de negociaciones, la iniciativa privada y el gobierno siguen sin alcanzar un acuerdo en materia de subcontratación laboral o outsourcing, por lo que, Carlos Salazar, presidente …

Red tape, bad data and bribes endanger Mexico’s workers

Workplace accidents and deaths in Mexico routinely go unreported as companies flout labor laws and officials struggle to share data, a Thomson Reuters Foundation analysis found, with concerns that budget …

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: No Safe Harbor for Enablers of Child Slavery – Secondary Liability and the ATS

“The Supreme Court will face difficult questions about the reach of the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) as it hears oral argument in Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe I on Dec. 1st. Fortunately, …

Avala Corte reforma laboral que regula vida interna de los sindicatos

La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) avaló la constitucionalidad de la reforma laboral promulgada el año pasado y que regula la vida interna de los sindicatos conforme a los compromisos suscritos por México en el T-MEC. La Segunda Sala …

Why it’s time to blow the whistle on Amazon

“Amazon, as the oversimplified origin story of the Seattle-based tech juggernaut goes, was founded by Jeff Bezos in his rental home garage in 1994. Today it is one of the …

La Comisión del Trabajo aprobó por unanimidad dictamen a minuta sobre teletrabajo

La Comisión del Trabajo aprobó por unanimidad dictamen a minuta sobre teletrabajo • Avaló modificaciones para una regulación jurídica más amplia, en el artículo 330 de la Ley Federal del …

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