April 12, 2024 News & Commentary The EEOC weighs in on an anti-discrimination lawsuit against Workday; a rule expanding overtime protection moves closer to publication; Amazon decreases spending on anti-union consultants.
April 10, 2024 News & Commentary NLRB general counsel vows not to succumb to pressure from SpaceX, Amazon, and others, the NLRB will seek make-whole remedies for unlawful work rules, and the LA County Federation of Labor joins the call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
April 4, 2024 News & Commentary In today’s Tech@Work, Amazon’s seemingly automated “Just Walk Out” grocery checkout is actually powered by low-wage workers; NYC’s AI chatbot makes suggestions that would break labor law; and unions engage in California rulemaking on worker privacy.
March 28, 2024 News & Commentary Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that held Amazon drivers are employees; Phoenix passes heat protection ordinance for workers; DOL finds child labor violations at Tennessee manufacturing facility; and Washington enacts worker protections for strip club dancers.
February 29, 2024 News & Commentary Law360’s unionized workers authorize a strike; ski patrollers in Lake Tahoe petition for a union election; Apple shareholders reject a labor-backed proposal; and Amazon lobbyists are barred from the European Parliament.
February 22, 2024 News & Commentary In today’s Tech@Work, the House announces new bipartisan task force on AI; Rep. Ro Khanna hosts labor leaders at AI roundtable; and Amazon is accused of union busting in the UK.
Tracking Attacks on the NLRB: Amazon Invokes the Major Questions Doctrine John Fry on the major questions doctrine as a threat to labor law.
February 18, 2024 News & Commentary UAW plans to strike at a Kentucky Ford factory; Amazon claims that the NLRB is unconstitutional; and Starbucks shareholders push for disclosure of company’s spending on union-busting.
January 30, 2024 News & Commentary Utah considers weakening public-sector unions; Amazon accused of union-busting in Kentucky; Philadelphia unions help members buy homes
January 22, 2024 News & Commentary Faculty members across the California State University system begin a five-day strike; German train drivers announced a six-day strike; A film about the forming of the Amazon Labor Union had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday.