The battle for the gig economy’s future is underway in California. The fight is over a proposed bill – AB5 – that would classify many gig workers, including Uber and Lyft drivers, as employees for purposes of California emplo... More »
For the first time in decades, British Airways pilots are on strike. Pilots went on a 48-hour strike that started at midnight on Sunday over a contentious pay dispute: British Airways cut pay and pension benefits for pilots during precarious years for the airline following the financial crisis, and pilots […] More »
Last week, a coalition of 75 professors from across the country sent a letter to California lawmakers in support of AB5. AB5, which will soon be voted on in the California Senate, codifies the legal standard articulated in D... More »
Workers at the Battery Wharf Hotel in Boston, represented by UNITE HERE Local 26, have been on strike since Thursday following a year and a half of contract negotiations. Workers are calling for improved pay and pensions; protections for immigrant workers; and policies to prevent sexual harassment and assault. Workers […] More »
The Department of Labor released August job numbers today to mixed response. The report showed that the economy added 130,000 jobs in August, lower than the Reuters projection of closer to 158,000. The report also revised previous-months’ findings by 20,000. The New York Times notes that of the additions, 96,000 […] More »
This post concludes our review of the amicus briefs submitted in support of the employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. We will summarize the LGBTQ employees’ reply briefs later this month and provide coverage of oral ... More »
The observance of Labor Day earlier this week has inspired a bumper crop of commentary on the history, present, and future of the American worker. In the New York Times, Noam Scheiber examines the relationship between established unions and grassroots labor activists. In recent years, says Scheiber, independent activists have […] More »
Today we continue our review of the amicus briefs submitted in support of the employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. Businesses and Executives The H.T. Hackney Co., an American wholesale distributor facing a sexual orientat... More »
Leif Olson, a Department of Labor official appointed by the Trump administration last month, resigned after a Facebook post he wrote was made public. Four hours after Bloomberg Law requested comment from the White House and DOL about a 2016 post in which Olson referenced anti-Semitic stereotypes, the department said […] More »
Yesterday we reviewed the opening briefs for the employers in Bostock, Zarda, and Harris. Today we begin summarizing the amicus briefs submitted in support. Amicus Briefs Religious Groups, Institutions, and Individuals The Co... More »
September 9th, 2019