Alexa Kissinger is a student at Harvard Law School.
British Airways’ cabin crew have announced they will hold a four-day strike later this month. This strike comes on the heels of an IT meltdown prompting the airline to strand 75,000 passengers at London’s Heathrow and Gatwick. The crew is striking over inferior pay and conditions, will walk out on June 16 over what they term “poverty pay” at the airline.
According to the New York Times, a workers’ advocacy group released a report accusing Walmart of violating the ADA, FMLA and other workplace laws.The report is based on a survey of more than 1,000 and claims Walmart systematically refuses to accept doctors’ notes, penalizes workers who need to take off to care for family members, and punishes employees for other lawful absences. This same group has argued in a lawsuit filed last month, and in an earlier complaint with the EEOC, that Walmart, the U.S.’s largest employer routinely discriminates against pregnant workers.
According to data from the Department of Labor, 138,000 jobs were added in the month of May. Economists had expected a gain of about 185,000. The unemployment rate reached its lowest point since 2001, however Marketwatch attributes this decline to people leaving the workforce rather than an increase in the number of employed Americans. In light of these numbers and other factors, economists expect the Federal Reserve to raise benchmark interest rates when it meets on June 13 and 14.
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March 26
Supreme Court hears oral argument in an FAA case; NLRB rules that Cemex does not impose an enforceable deadline for requesting an election; DOL proposes raising wage standards for H-1B workers.
March 25
UPS rescinded its driver buyout program; California court dismissed a whistleblower retaliation suit against Meta; EEOC announced $15 million settlement to resolve vaccine-related religious discrimination case.
March 24
The WNBPA unanimously votes to ratify the league’s new CBA; NYU professors begin striking; and a district court judge denies the government’s motion to dismiss a case challenging the Trump administration’s mass revocation of international student visas.
March 23
MSPB finds immigration judges removal protections unconstitutional, ICE deployed to airports.
March 22
Resurgence in salting among young activists; Michigan nurses strike; states experiment with policies supporting workers experiencing menopause.
March 20
Appeal to 9th Cir. over law allowing suit for impersonating union reps; Mass. judge denies motion to arbitrate drivers' claims; furloughed workers return to factory building MBTA trains.