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The Safety of Taxi and Rideshare Drivers – Part 2: OSHA's Response

Jun 2, 2016 Abbey Q. Keister

This is the second part of a 2-post examination of driver safety in both the taxi and ridesharing spheres. Part 1, which contains an extensive list of unsettling incidents that have threatened the safety of ridesharing drivers, makes it pretty clear that increasing driver safety is (or should be) a pressing concern. This post will […]

The Safety of Taxi and Rideshare Drivers – Part 1: Heightened Concerns

May 31, 2016 Abbey Q. Keister

This is the first part of a 2-part post. Part 1 will highlight the heightened safety concerns that come along with being a taxi driver and examine anecdotal evidence raising similar concerns for workers who drive for ridesharing companies. Part 2 will examine the steps that OSHA has taken to protect drivers in the taxi […]

May 18, 2016
News & Commentary

Abbey Q. Keister

Today, everybody is buzzing about the new overtime eligibility rule announced by President Obama on Tuesday. According to the New York Times, the Labor Department is expected to issue a new regulation on Wednesday making all workers that earn salaries up to $47,476/year eligible to receive time-and-a-half overpay for hours over the 40/hour workweek. That’s […]

May 13, 2016
News & Commentary

Abbey Q. Keister

The New York Times reports that members of the City University of New York Union, which includes faculty members and employees, voted overwhelmingly to allow a strike if the mediator on the case is unable to reach an agreement with the administration. Although any such strike would not take place until the fall and state […]

April 29, 2016
News & Commentary

Abbey Q. Keister

Politico reports that a forthcoming rule from the Labor Department will set the new salary threshold for extending overtime coverage at $47,000. Below this threshold, most salaried employees will qualify for time-and-a-half pay if they work more than 40 hours/week. The final rule is expected to be released in mid-May. JDSupra reports that President Obama […]

April 15, 2016
News & Commentary

Abbey Q. Keister

The New York Times reports that a California Court of Appeals reversed a District Court decision overturning teacher tenure rules. In a notable decision two years ago, a lower court had struck down five California statutes and other rules effectuating the use of seniority to determine teacher layoffs during budget crises. This decision, holding that […]

April 1, 2016
News & Commentary

Abbey Q. Keister

The U.S. National Women’s soccer team is filing a complaint alleging pay discrimination against the U.S. Soccer Foundation, according to JDSupra. Citing the USSF’s 2015 financial report, the filing alleges that the female players were paid almost four times less than the male players last year, despite earning $20 million more in revenue. The women […]

March 18, 2016
News & Commentary

Abbey Q. Keister

According to Politico, the NLRB has prohibited McDonald’s from subpoenaing various contractors hired by SEIU as part of its Fight for $15 campaign. McDonald’s had planned to point to communications between SEIU and BerlinRosen, a progressive communications firm, to show that the Fight for $15 is, at least in part, aimed at tarnishing McDonald’s national […]

An Update on Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave in 2016

Mar 11, 2016 Abbey Q. Keister

In recent years, we’ve seen progress in the battle for paid leave. However, such progress has occurred almost exclusively at the state and local government levels, and almost all of the advances have been on the sick leave front. The family leave front, by contrast, lags significantly behind. OnLabor examined the state of sick leave […]

March 6, 2016
News & Commentary

Abbey Q. Keister

The New York Times questions whether the labor movement will continue to have the kind of political impact on the election as it has in the past. With union membership down to just 11% of American workers (compared to 31% in 1960), the typically left-leaning movement struggles more and more to compete with Republican-leaning super […]

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The Safety of Taxi and Rideshare Drivers – Part 2: OSHA's Response

The Safety of Taxi and Rideshare Drivers – Part 1: Heightened Concerns

May 18, 2016

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April 29, 2016

April 15, 2016

April 1, 2016

March 18, 2016

An Update on Paid Sick Leave and Family Leave in 2016

March 6, 2016