June 30th 2022
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Remote work is here to stay. Although the COVID-19 pandemic that necessitated the Work-From-Home (WFH) revolution is on its way out (fingers crossed), 83% of employees and 63% of employers have expressed a desire for a hybrid model for the future: working both at...
Cash grants of up to $10,000. Complimentary co-working spaces. Free mountain bikes. States and cities across the country are offering creative incentives to convince remote workers to move within their borders. These talent-attraction schemes rely on a simple...
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...
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work appears here to stay. As infection rates have surged in recent weeks, many employers across the country have instructed their employees to continue working remotely, putting a halt to company return-to-office plans....
More than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in roughly half of paid work hours being logged from home, many workers continue to opt into working remotely. In a survey of 33,250 participants conducted by the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman...
Workplace surveillance is now almost ubiquitous, from keyloggers installed on business-issued laptops, to AI-enabled cameras giving delivery drivers performance scores, to apps that automatically track and terminate warehouse fulfilment workers who lag behind in...
Amazon employees are one step closer to unionizing for the first time. The National Labor Relations Board recently determined that the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) has enough support among workers in Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama warehouse to...
Senate Republicans are expected to unveil plans for a new stimulus package today. White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow stated that the new plan will include another round of $1,200 checks for Americans. The Republican plan will also include enhanced...
The First Circuit ruled last Friday that Amazon the class action waiver in Amazonflex delivery drivers' contract of employment is invalid. The Court reasoned that the Federal Arbitration Act’s carveout for transportation workers applies not only to workers who...
A group of Uber and Lyft drivers filed a lawsuit Monday against Governor Cuomo, the New York Department of Labor, and the New York Commissioner of Labor, alleging New York illegally failed to pay standard unemployment benefits to drivers in a timely manner during...