August 15th 2022
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The Massachusetts legislature this week passed a new bill that would limit the use of noncompete clauses in that state. The new law, which still must be signed by Republican Governor Charlie Baker, would allow employers to prevent their workers from moving to a...
The New York Times reported on a 2013 trip to Costa Rica by the Washington NFL team, where cheerleaders were forced into uncomfortable sexual situations with male sponsors. According to the report, the team invited sponsors to attend a photo shoot where the women...
The California Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling today in a lawsuit between Gerawan Farming and the United Farm Workers of America. At issue in the case is a 2002 state law allowing the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board to order mediation for...
StreetsBlogUSA recaps a Demos study that recommends improving public transportation in order to address the racial gap in employment rates. Car ownership tracks race, and, for instance, black workers in Detroit are 13 times more likely to commute via public...
An embattled St. Louis ordinance raised the city’s minimum wage to $10 an hour on May 5, 2017. Yesterday, the minimum wage dropped back down to $7.70 because a state law took effect prohibiting local minimum wages above the state minimum. Though many states have...
Opponents of Missouri’s embryonic right-to-work law celebrated a victory on Friday, when an appeals court found that the language in their repeal-oriented referendum was adequately clear and fair. Governor Eric Greitens signed the law in February, with August 28...
According to US News, immigration activists and labor groups are holding a rally in Boston to protest President Trump’s increase of deportations of undocumented immigrants. Organizers also note they are opposed to President Trump’s travel ban. Finally, U.S....
Congress may be open to revisiting the classification of gig economy workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Per Bloomberg BNA, "the head of the House workforce committee May 3 told an audience of innovators that she...