Today: September 15, 2024
Today: September 15, 2024

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EU sues Germany, Italy for alleged discrimination against mobile workers

The European Commission said on Thursday it had decided to refer Germany and Italy to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over practices it said discriminated against mobile workers.

EU sues Germany, Italy for alleged discrimination against mobile workers
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Florida sues White House over funding tied to new state labor law

Florida sued the Biden administration on Wednesday, accusing it of threatening to withhold more than $800 million of funding for transportation infrastructure because

Florida sues White House over funding tied to new state labor law
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California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to increase the amount of minimum sick days for workers from three days to five

California workers will get five sick days instead of three under law signed by Gov. Newsom
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Starbucks must disclose spending on response to union campaign, judge rules

Starbucks Corp must provide U.S. regulators with documents detailing its spending on efforts to discuss unionizing with workers, part of the agency's probe into whether

Starbucks must disclose spending on response to union campaign, judge rules
Business

Musk's X illegally fired worker over tweet protesting office return, NLRB alleges - Bloomberg

Elon Musk's X illegally fired an employee in retaliation for her internet posts challenging its return-to-office policy, the U.S. labor board alleged in its first-ever formal complaint

Musk's X illegally fired worker over tweet protesting office return, NLRB alleges - Bloomberg
Political

More bipartisan Senate bills take aim at curbing US child labor

Lawmakers introduced a pair of Senate bills on Thursday to combat the rising number of child labor violations in the United States, one targeting companies with federal

More bipartisan Senate bills take aim at curbing US child labor
Business

McDonald's Australia hit with class action over unpaid overtime

An Australian workers union has filed a class action against McDonald's local unit, alleging that the restaurant chain asked current and former employees to work before and after their

McDonald's Australia hit with class action over unpaid overtime
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Bangladesh court sentences Nobel laureate Yunus to 6 months in jail. He denies violating labor laws

A labor court in Bangladesh’s capital has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country’s labor laws

Bangladesh court sentences Nobel laureate Yunus to 6 months in jail. He denies violating labor laws
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Argentinian court overturns Milei's labor rules, in a blow to his reform plans

An Argentine court has overturned labor rules proposed by President Javier Milei that would make it easier to fire workers, in a new blow to the leader’s efforts to shake up regulations that he says have hampered the country’s struggling economy

Argentinian court overturns Milei's labor rules, in a blow to his reform plans
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In possible test of federal labor law, Georgia could make it harder for some workers to join unions

Georgia's ruling Republicans are moving to make it harder for workers at companies that get economic incentives to join labor unions, in what could be a test of current federal law

In possible test of federal labor law, Georgia could make it harder for some workers to join unions
Business

Amazon joins companies arguing US labor board is unconstitutional

Amazon.com has joined rocket maker SpaceX and grocery chain Trader Joe's in claiming that a U.S. labor agency's in-house enforcement proceedings violate the U.S.

Amazon joins companies arguing US labor board is unconstitutional
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US court tries to bring SpaceX lawsuit against US labor board back to Texas

A U.S. appeals court in an unusual step on Monday moved to claw back rocket maker SpaceX's lawsuit claiming a U.S. labor board's structure is unconstitutional, after a

US court tries to bring SpaceX lawsuit against US labor board back to Texas
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Republicans criticize California's new fast food law that appears to benefit a Newsom campaign donor

Republican leaders in California are criticizing a minimum wage increase for fast food workers

Republicans criticize California's new fast food law that appears to benefit a Newsom campaign donor
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Bernie Sanders wants the US to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit?

The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades

Bernie Sanders wants the US to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit?
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Google scraps minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms

Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S. suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health

Google scraps minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms
Business|Technology

Status of Uber, Lyft gig workers hinges on Massachusetts court fight

Massachusetts has become the latest front in a years-long battle in the United States over whether ride-share drivers for Uber and Lyft should be treated as

Status of Uber, Lyft gig workers hinges on Massachusetts court fight
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Massachusetts top court hears challenges to gig worker ballot measures

Massachusetts's highest court on Monday weighed whether ballot proposals that would redefine the relationship between app-based companies like Uber Technologies and

Massachusetts top court hears challenges to gig worker ballot measures
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Major agricultural firm sues California over farmworker unionization law

One of California's most influential agricultural companies has filed a lawsuit against the state to stop a contentious law that was meant to make it easier for farmworkers to unionize

Major agricultural firm sues California over farmworker unionization law
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Thousands of Amazon Flex drivers file for arbitration over contractor status

Thousands of Amazon.com Flex drivers classified as contractors filed arbitration claims on Tuesday, , their lawyer told Reuters, saying they should be treated as full

Thousands of Amazon Flex drivers file for arbitration over contractor status
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Amazon fined $5.9 million over warehouse worker quotas in California

Amazon.com has been fined $5.9 million by a California labor regulator who says the online retail giant failed to properly inform workers of productivity quotas at two

Amazon fined $5.9 million over warehouse worker quotas in California
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Uber, Lyft agree to minimum pay for Massachusetts drivers to settle lawsuit

Uber Technologies and Lyft on Thursday agreed to adopt a $32.50 hourly minimum pay standard for Massachusetts drivers and pay $175 million to

Uber, Lyft agree to minimum pay for Massachusetts drivers to settle lawsuit
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Outdoor workers concerned over new Florida law banning heat protections

Outdoor workers concerned over new Florida law banning heat protections

Outdoor workers concerned over new Florida law banning heat protections
Business|Economy|Health

US workplace safety agency proposes protections from extreme heat

The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a long-awaited proposal that would require many U.S. employers to protect 36 million workers from extreme heat.

US workplace safety agency proposes protections from extreme heat
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Massachusetts ballot question would give Uber and Lyft drivers right to form a union

Drivers for ride-hailing companies in Massachusetts are pushing ahead with what they describe as a first-of-its-kind ballot question that could win them union rights if approved by voters

Massachusetts ballot question would give Uber and Lyft drivers right to form a union
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SpaceX wins block on US labor board case over severance agreements

A federal judge in Texas said on Wednesday he would block the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing claims that Elon Musk's SpaceX forced workers to sign illegal

SpaceX wins block on US labor board case over severance agreements

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