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Jon Weinberg is a student at Harvard Law School.

October 13, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

The Wall Street Journal reports that the United Auto Workers may be abandoning its longstanding practice of pattern bargaining in the automobile industry. While the UAW is presently engaged in negotiations with Fiat Chrysler following membership rejection of the initial negotiated agreement, an official told Ford that they may push for a different wage deal […]

October 7, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

Professor Sachs will be participating in a panel at today’s White House Summit on Worker Voice. The Summit will be streamed live starting at 10:30AM ET at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live. Professor Sachs previewed his panel on how the law might change to better facilitate worker voice in a post yesterday. The full schedule is as follows: · 10:30AM ET: […]

September 29, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

Chrysler’s recently-announced pact with the United Auto Workers, approved by union leaders and intended to serve as a model for Ford and General Motors, might be in jeopardy. The New York Times reports that voting at plants began Monday and several rejected it outright, with voting at the largest plants to begin today. Opponents of […]

Gig News: Uber Drivers Claim Uber's Arbitration Policy Violates N.L.R.A.

Sep 28, 2015 Jon Weinberg

The Wall Street Journal reports that two Uber drivers have filed claims with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that the company’s arbitration policy violates the National Labor Relations Act. The drivers are represented by Shannon Liss-Riordan, the lead attorney in the major Uber driver classification suit in federal court in California. As for this […]

Gig News: Another California Agency Finds Uber Driver an Employee

Sep 21, 2015 Jon Weinberg

Earlier in September, The Wall Street Journal reported that another California regulatory agency found an Uber driver to be an employee rather than an independent contractor: The California Employment Development Department last month ruled that a former driver for Uber acted more like an employee than a contractor because the company controlled “every aspect” of […]

Gig News: Judge Allows Uber Driver Classification Suit to Proceed as Class Action

Sep 1, 2015 Jon Weinberg

In a major ruling today, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen allowed a lawsuit by California Uber drivers seeking employee status to proceed as a class action. Forbes summarized the ruling and its significance: Tuesday’s ruling means that Uber drivers, as a group, can now challenge the company on their main complaint: that they are actually employees […]

September 1, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

According to The Washington Examiner, a new decision from the National Labor Relations Board means that businesses are now required to collect union dues via payroll deductions even after the expiration of a union contract. The decision, in Lincoln Lutheran of Racine and Service Employees International Union Healthcare Wisconsin, will boost the ability of unions […]

N.L.R.B. Broadens Joint-Employer Status in Browning-Ferris Decision

Aug 27, 2015 Jon Weinberg

Today, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in the long-awaited Browning-Ferris Industries of California case that companies can be held responsible for labor violations committed by their contractors. The decision can be found here. According to The New York Times, the ruling means that “a company that hires a contractor to staff its facilities may […]

August 27, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

Reuters reports that the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned an $18.77 million award to workers at a Tyson Foods meat processing plant in a wage and hour suit. The court also rejected a $4.96 million award to workers at a different plant. Workers alleged that Tyson did not pay them for time spent […]

August 23, 2015
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

According to The Detroit Free Press, the United Auto Workers union is trying to radically reshape worker health plans as part of its contract negotiations with the Big 3 automakers. The UAW has proposed the creation of a single health benefits co-op that would include General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler employees, with the hope that […]

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October 13, 2015

October 7, 2015

September 29, 2015

Gig News: Uber Drivers Claim Uber's Arbitration Policy Violates N.L.R.A.

Gig News: Another California Agency Finds Uber Driver an Employee

Gig News: Judge Allows Uber Driver Classification Suit to Proceed as Class Action

September 1, 2015

N.L.R.B. Broadens Joint-Employer Status in Browning-Ferris Decision

August 27, 2015

August 23, 2015