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Because of Sex(ual Orientation)

May 10, 2017 Christopher M. Young

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees and prospective employees “because of . . . sex.” In the Supreme Court’s view, this language “strike[s] at the entire spectrum of disparate treatment of men and women resulting from sex stereotypes.” Therefore, since its enactment by President Lyndon Johnson […]

GPS Tracking of Employee Devices: How Much is Too Much?

May 8, 2017 Kamika S. Shaw

The distinction between work and leisure time has become increasing hard to identify. As other authors on the blog have demonstrated, technology plays a huge role in collapsing this distinction. Perhaps more disturbing than always being on call is the idea that employers can track employee’s physical whereabouts using GPS tracking. Employers have, with relatively […]

Today’s News and Commentary — May 8, 2017

May 8, 2017 Emily Miller

France voted yesterday to elect Emmanuel Macron as its next President, defeating far-right nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen in a run-off election. As the New York Times notes, this is good news for the European Union, as Ms. Le Pen’s victory would have threatened France’s future as a member of the E.U. The E.U., however […]

May 5, 2017
News & Commentary

Jon Weinberg

Congress may be open to revisiting the classification of gig economy workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Per Bloomberg BNA, “the head of the House workforce committee May 3 told an audience of innovators that she would be open to updating the Great Depression-era Fair Labor Standards Act to better […]

Canada’s Chance to Get Marijuana Legalization Right for Workers

May 4, 2017 Leora Smith

During prohibition, one of Al Capone’s liquor suppliers was a young Canadian named Samuel Bronfman. A Jewish immigrant whose family fled czarist Russia, Bronfman started his rum-running career as the owner of a small hotel and mail-order whiskey distributor. Then, prohibition hit. Instead of destroying Bronfman’s business, prohibition was a boon – he set up […]

Gig News: NLJ Update on Gig Economy Legislation and Lawsuits

May 2, 2017 Jon Weinberg

Last week, The National Law Journal published an update on state legislation and lawsuits regarding the classification of gig economy workers as independent contractors. First, the article noted that the Florida Legislature has passed a bill, expected to be signed into law by Governor Rick Scott, “that classifies drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft as […]

The Department of Justice May Be Reevaluating Its Stance in Class Action Waiver Cases

May 2, 2017 Melissa Greenberg

This post is part of OnLabor’s continuing analysis of National Labor Relations Board v. Murphy Oil USA. Although opening briefs in the consolidated cases of Murphy Oil, Ernst & Young, and Epic Systems were due on April 28th, last week, the Supreme Court extended the briefing schedule following a request from the Acting Solicitor General. […]

Guest Post: The People’s Climate March and Labor

May 2, 2017 reneegerni

Renee Gerni is an Assistant General Counsel at the Service Employees International Union. The views expressed in this post are solely her own and should not be attributed to SEIU. This past weekend, when hundreds of thousands rallied in the People’s Climate March, a significant number of the marchers were union members. In fact, the labor […]

Upton Sinclair in Canton, Ohio: The Nightmare of Case Farms

May 1, 2017 Benjamin Sachs

Michael Grabell’s New Yorker piece on Case Farms’ poultry plants is a must-read. Much of it will be depressingly familiar: horrid safety and health conditions (“since 2010, more than seven hundred and fifty processing workers have suffered amputations”); repeated use of immigration sanctions to deter organizing activity (“the union received a letter saying that it had come […]

Are Lyft and Pepsi Playing the Same Game?

Apr 27, 2017 Leora Smith

Recently, following swift and widespread backlash, Pepsi pulled an advertisement that was accused of co-opting imagery from Black Lives Matter protests and other social movements. The advertisement’s storyline centered on model Kendall Jenner abandoning a photo shoot to join a parade of ethnically diverse models carrying ambiguous posters painted with peace signs, love written backward […]

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Because of Sex(ual Orientation)

GPS Tracking of Employee Devices: How Much is Too Much?

Today’s News and Commentary — May 8, 2017

May 5, 2017

Canada’s Chance to Get Marijuana Legalization Right for Workers

Gig News: NLJ Update on Gig Economy Legislation and Lawsuits

The Department of Justice May Be Reevaluating Its Stance in Class Action Waiver Cases

Guest Post: The People’s Climate March and Labor

Upton Sinclair in Canton, Ohio: The Nightmare of Case Farms

Are Lyft and Pepsi Playing the Same Game?