January 27th 2022
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The Number of Remote Workers Remote workers or, as classified by the U.S. Census Bureau, “home-based workers,” are those employed workers who primarily complete their work duties at home. Traditionally, remote workers have comprised a very small percentage of the...
In December, the Senate confirmed Jennifer Sung to a seat on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by a 50-49 vote along party lines. Sung had been serving as one of the three members of the Oregon Employment Relations Board, a state agency that oversees labor...
In staying OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency temporary standard, six U.S. Supreme Court Justices joined an opinion that the ETS was likely beyond OSHA’s authority under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Here I’ll show you how the Court read the OSH Act in an...
The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a heavy toll on the healthcare workers of America. From having to deny patients a bed due to a shortage of resources, being abused and harassed for advocating vaccines, being unable to talk to and reassure...
Imagine working for an employer for most of your life and drawing on your years of experience to help you proficiently perform your job. You invest your time, you befriend your coworkers, and you support your family with this steady stream of income. But when the...
This week, Fran and Zachary have covered ongoing union organizing efforts at three Starbucks stores in the Buffalo area. Yesterday, the union petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold votes at three additional locations, in its historic push to...
Tuesday was election day in America, and millions of voters in cities and states across the country cast their ballots to select their next mayors, city councilors, school board members, congressional representatives (in Ohio and Florida), and, in Virginia and New...
In May, a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight to San Diego punched a flight attendant after she asked the passenger to wear a facemask. In early August, a drunk passenger groped two women flight attendants and punched a male flight attendant. The crew...
On Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced forthcoming requirements by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management that encourage federal workers to join unions. The announcement flows from Biden’s April executive order which...
Uber and Lyft have continued their national push to cement the status of their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. In conjunction with Postmates and Instacart, the companies previously spent $205 million in California to successfully support...
After a weekend of sluggish procedural advances, which Fred described on Monday, the Senate finally, after months of grueling bipartisan negotiations, passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion physical infrastructure package, called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...
A National Labor Relations Board hearing officer has recommended that a new union election be granted at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. The recommendation was issued due to alleged voter intimidation tactics used by Amazon, particularly its installation...