Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
The New York Times opinion section has offered two somewhat conflicting views on wage growth in the last two days. The first argues that corporate America has been suppressing wages for many workers through noncompete clauses and no-poaching agreements and is aimed at the most vulnerable workers. The second, relying on an Economic Policy Institute wage report this morning, suggests that inequality is shrinking because wages for low-income workers are on the rise.
An op-ed in the Los Angeles Times argues that Disneyland workers are grossly underpaid. Among the disappointing numbers uncovered by a survey of workers: 85% of Disneyland employees are paid less than $15 an hour. Even among full-time employees who have worked at Disneyland for more than 15 years, 54% are paid less than $15 an hour. Only 28% of workers have the same schedule week to week.
A lawsuit against PricewaterhouseCoopers argues that college campus recruiting hurts older workers and violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, reports the Wall Street Journal. Plaintiffs allege that PwC hired about 18% of the applicants who were under 40 to its tax and assurance business, compared with 3% of candidates over that age.
Uber is launching a new service that will allow hospitals and doctors to book rides for patients, reports The Atlantic. The service will allow medical and administrative staff to either call a car to the office to drive a specific patient home, or to pick up a patient from their home, with the option to schedule the ride up to 30 days in advance.
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September 3
Seond Circuit rejects a NLRB standard for union insignia in employer dress codes; House Republicans ramp up labor union investigations.
September 2
Trump’s US Steel agreement impacts labor talks; Mamdani clashes with teachers’ union; Boeing plans to resume bargaining talks.
September 1
California legislature passes a bill banning AI workplace surveillance of workers' emotional states; Labor Department repeals decades-old farmworker protection rules; Sixth Circuit upholds a $1.4 million verdict for farmworkers.
August 31
Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians stave off first-ever strike; Cleveland Public Library workers ratify new contracts; New York State AFL-CIO makes endorsements
August 30
Seattle teachers vote to authorize a strike days before the school year begins; BNSF Railway’s AI dispatching system puts workers in danger; and a California court finds that the DOL’s pay cuts for non-citizen farmworkers are unlawful.
August 28
Calls for a “token tax” on AI consumption grow and the number of Amazon workers on federal aid explodes.