August 25, 2023 News & Commentary NLRB revives Joy Silk; OSHA gives options for worker heat stress rule; DOJ sues SpaceX for asylee and refugee discrimination.
August 24, 2023 News & Commentary OSHA wins on the Sixth Circuit; NLRB rule to simplify union elections; California bill to protect strikers.
July 28, 2023 News & Commentary President Biden acts to protect workers from extreme heat; Outten & Golden associates unionize
June 29, 2023 News & Commentary In today’s Tech@Work, military AI is being repurposed for worker surveillance, new questions are raised about the impact of automated farming technology on worker safety, and in Brazil, an increase in phone theft hits gig workers especially hard.
April 28, 2023 News & Commentary Sixth Circuit hears oral arguments in a case challenging the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; U.S. labor board prosecutors accuse Starbucks of refusing to bargain in good faith with 144 unionized cafés; YouTube Music contract workers unionize, and Lyft lays off more than a quarter of its workforce.
February 24, 2023 News & Commentary Supreme Court rules high-earning professionals must be salaried to be overtime-exempt; federal judge rolls back nationwide injunction against Starbucks; OSHA fines another Amazon distribution center.
January 19, 2023 News & Commentary OSHA levies $60,000 in fines against Amazon, the federal government investigates child labor trafficking, massive strikes begin in France against plans to raise the retirement age, and voluntary recognition of unions by employers is on the rise.
January 17, 2023 News & Commentary Biden administration seeks to revive pro-labor OSHA rule; Third Circuit set to hear student athlete FLSA case; Peet's coffee workers vote this week on whether to unionize.
November 3, 2022 News & Commentary DOL finds OSHA COVID-19 enforcement lacking; Apple denies benefits to union store workers; reform movement in the UFCW; workers advocate for a just transition at COP27
October 20, 2022 News & Commentary Amazon and New York AG agree to dismiss worker-safety lawsuit; Amazon workers walk out for Prime Day; Planned Parenthood accused of race discrimination; mine explosion in Turkey leaves 41 workers dead.
