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What the UK Decision Implies for Uber Drivers in the U.S.

Oct 28, 2016 Benjamin Sachs

As Jon reported this morning, an employment tribunal in London has concluded that Uber drivers are not self-employed independent contractors, but rather Uber workers. The tribunal’s decision is available here, and I recommend it: it’s full of details regarding the relationship between Uber and its drivers. And although legal tests differ across jurisdictions, what the […]

Gig News: October 28, 2016

Oct 28, 2016 Jon Weinberg

In a major ruling with widespread implications for gig economy workers in the United Kingdom, an employment tribunal in London found that Uber drivers are not self-employed independent contractors, but rather Uber workers. The Guardian reports that “the case could open up the technology firm to claims from all of its 40,000 drivers in the […]

Goldsmith on Online Student Writing

Oct 28, 2016 Benjamin Sachs

Jack has a great post up on Lawfare about online writing by law students. The piece reflects Jack’s thinking on: why students should write for the public; which kinds of student writing tend to work (and which don’t); how to write well for an online audience; and which kinds of audiences make sense for student writing. He […]

ACS Issue Brief on Employee Status

Oct 26, 2016 Benjamin Sachs

ACS is out with a new Issue Brief (authored by Brishen Rogers) on the question of employee status. The brief, Redefining Employment for the Modern Economy, should be on the reading list of any lawyer or policymaker interested in the question of how to define employment in the 21st Century. Drawing on the work of David Weil, […]

CAP Report on Worker Voice and Power

Oct 19, 2016 Benjamin Sachs

The Center for American Progress has released an excellent new report on The Future of Worker Voice and Power. Authored by David Madland, the report recommends modernizing U.S. labor law in four primary ways: (1) moving from firm-level collective bargaining to industry, regional or sectoral bargaining; (2) expanding the menu of vehicles for firm-level employee voice, including […]

The Obama Board’s Legacy – Part 2 of 2

Oct 4, 2016 Andrew Strom

This post is the second in a two-part series. This is the second of a two-part retrospective on President Obama’s NLRB. The first part addressed how confirmation fights led to three Supreme Court cases and contributed to a change in the filibuster rules. This part will focus on the Board’s substantive record. The Agency Tries […]

Gig News: 14,000 New York Uber & Lyft Drivers Sign ATU Union Cards

Sep 30, 2016 Jon Weinberg

A major union is mounting a high-profile effort to represent gig economy workers in New York. Crain’s reports that this week, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181 delivered union cards signed by 14,000 New York Uber and Lyft drivers to New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission. The union also held a rally outside the TLC’s headquarters. Gothamist […]

Guest Post: What Hillary Needs to Say About Trade

Sep 29, 2016 Katherine V.W. Stone

Katherine V.W. Stone is the Arjay and Frances Miller Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. She is the author of “From Widgets to Digits: Employment Regulation for the Changing Workplace” (Cambridge Univ. Press) and “Rethinking Workplace Regulation: Beyond the Standard Contract of Employment” (with Harry Arthurs). (Russell Sage Foundation 2013). This post originally appeared in The […]

The Obama Board’s Legacy – Part 1 of 2

Sep 22, 2016 Andrew Strom

This post is the first in a two-part series. When Kent Hirozawa’s term ended last month, the NLRB was reduced to three members – two Democrats and one Republican. By tradition, it takes three Board Members to reverse precedent, and since no proposed rules are pending, it’s fair to say that President Obama’s NLRB will […]

Guest Post: The Blue Eagle May Be Ready to Fly Again

Sep 21, 2016 Charlie J. Morris

Charlie J. Morris is Professor Emeritus at the Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University. Thank you, Andrew Strom, for calling attention to and describing NLRB Member Kent Y. Hirozawa’s end-of-term concurring opinion in Children’s’ Hospital and Research Center of Oakland, 264 NLRB No. 114 (2016), in which he unobtrusively began the belated process of […]

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