A Walmart corporate employee called for a worker walkout in protest of the retailer’s position regarding the sale of guns. Earlier this week, Thomas Marshall, a 23-year-old employee of Walmart’s e-commerce workforce, urged Walmart employees to call in sick on... More »
Yesterday, Chicago’s City Council unanimously approved the Fair Workweek Ordinance, which requires certain employers to provide workers with “fair and equitable” work schedules. The ordinance imposes predictive scheduling requirements on bus... More »
President Trump plans to nominate Eugene Scalia to succeed Alexander Acosta as Secretary of Labor. Scalia—son of Nino—served as Solicitor of Labor under President George W. Bush, and is currently Co-Chair of the Administrative Law and Regulatory Group at Gib... More »
Dunkin’ (formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts), has been systematically cracking down on franchisees that hire undocumented workers, The New Food Economy reports. Since last September, a Dunkin’ parent company has sought to terminate dozens of f... More »
The Supreme Court has declined an invitation to substantially weaken the administrative state. In a divided decision, the Court chose not to overturn Auer v. Robbins and Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co., which require courts to defer to administrative a... More »
Nevada has enacted a slew of new laws aimed at protecting workers. Yesterday, Governor Steve Sisolak signed a measure allowing state employees to engage in collective bargaining. Although the state will retain final say on some key bargaining subjects – incl... More »
National Nurses United (NNU) and Johns Hopkins Hospital have reached a settlement affirming nurses’ right to unionize without interference from their employer. The hospital’s 3,200 nurses began their organizing campaign last spring; by June, they had filed ch... More »
The California Assembly has passed a bill that will make it harder for employers to classify workers as independent contractors. As Ryan wrote earlier this week, AB-5 codifies the “ABC test” introduced by the California Supreme Court in last year’... More »
A New York State appeals court has ruled that farmworkers have a fundamental right to unionize. The 4 – 1 decision invalidates a portion of a 1937 law that specifically excludes farmworkers in New York from exercising collective bargaining rights. The ... More »
August 8th, 2019