Later this morning, Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representatives Hank Johnson and Jerry Nadler will hold a press conference announcing the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, a bill that would amend the Federal Arbitration Act to exempt mandatory... More »
Yesterday New York City Council Members Brad Lander and Adrienne Adams introduced two bills that together would require fast-food corporations to demonstrate “just cause” for discharging employees. The legislation has a broad definition of discharge, encompas... More »
Yesterday a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided against a transgender employee who brought a claim of discrimination on the basis of sex under Title VII. Nicole Wittmer, a transgender woman, sued Phillips 66 after the company withd... More »
In December, we reported that the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission established a pay formula for drivers of transportation network companies like Uber, Lyft, and Juno. The formula would set a minimum pay standard of $17.22 an hour after expenses. ... More »
This year Google employees have organized protests against the tech giant, taking aim at the company’s use of forced arbitration agreements and its work with the military. Unsurprisingly the demonstrations were planned primarily over company email. Though th... More »
Yesterday Representatives Bobby Scott, Stephanie Murphy, and Mark Pocan and Senators Patty Murray and Bernie Sanders announced their introduction of the Raise the Wage Act of 2019. The bill would gradually increase the federal minimum wage from its present ra... More »
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled in New Prime v. Oliveira that transportation workers, both employees and independent contractors, can sidestep forced arbitration and sue their bosses in court. The decision has big implications for America’s truckers and driv... More »
On Monday the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest union representing federal government workers, filed a wage-and-hour suit against the Trump administration over the government shutdown that started on December 22. The complaint al... More »
As the NLRB continues its comment period for a proposed rule to codify a more restrictive standard for joint employer status, NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb has voiced his view that the rule does not go far enough in insulating lead employers from labor law l... More »
In wage and Auer news, Bloomberg reports that a potential Supreme Court ruling upending “Auer deference” could magnify judicial oversight of federal agencies enforcing labor and employment law. Named after the Supreme Court’s decision in Auer v. Robbins and d... More »
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission voted this week to create a minimum pay standard for the approximately 80,000 drivers in the city working for transportation network companies like Uber, Lyft, Juno, and Via. The standard establishes a per-minut... More »
Many low-wage workers are preparing to work long shifts away from family members this Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. One retail worker detailed his work schedule in today’s Daily News. After arriving late to Thanksgiving dinner after a day of work, he wi... More »
February 28th, 2019