June 15th 2021
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The tight labor market continues to produce gains for workers not seen for decades. On Saturday, The New York Times published an analysis of the shifts in bargaining power that have allowed job-seekers to demand higher wages and better work conditions—and to...
This week, the Economic Policy Institute published an analysis of the growing role state attorneys general (AGs) play in enforcing workers’ rights. Authored by Terri Gerstein, who heads the State and Local Enforcement Project at Harvard Law School's Labor and...
Uber and Lyft are in the early stages of discussions to possibly turn many of their California drivers into employees. However, rather than become employees of the companies, the drivers would likely become employees of other businesses. In considering this...
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report for March. According to the report, the unemployment rate is now at 4.4%, 0.9% higher than last month's. In addition, 701,000 nonfarm jobs were lost in March, yet as the report and others...
Tomorrow the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will formally publish a final rule codifying an employer-friendly test for determining whether an employer can escape liability for labor law violations by franchising and contracting out its operations. Under the...
On Sunday, the Department of Labor announced a final rule for its updated regulations on joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new rule relies on a four-factor balancing test to determine joint employer status, considering “whether...
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) directed an Administrative Law Judge to approve a series of proposed settlement agreements proffered by McDonald’s in a long-running dispute over unfair labor practices committed by its franchisees—a dispute that...
ProPublica reported yesterday about a potential conflict of interest facing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) as they seek to revise the so-called “joint-employer rule” through agency rulemaking procedures. Last week, two Democrats on the House Committee on...
The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday proposed a rule that would sharply limit the ability of workers to sue companies for violations of minimum-wage and overtime laws under a theory of joint employer liability. If the rule becomes final, workers will face new...
Oakland teachers voted to ratify their union’s tentative agreement with the school district, thus ending their strike. As reported yesterday in OnLabor, the Oakland Education Association - Oakland Unified School District contract includes an 11% raise over three...
Happy New Year! OnLabor’s daily News & Commentary posts return today. Here are the biggest updates in labor news from the holidays. Minimum wages rose in 20 states yesterday, raising wages for 5.3 million workers nationwide. According to the Economic Policy...
As the NLRB continues its comment period for a proposed rule to codify a more restrictive standard for joint employer status, NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb has voiced his view that the rule does not go far enough in insulating lead employers from labor law...