Amazon to Pay $62 Million Fine for Withholding Tips From Delivery Drivers
From today’s New York Times: Amazon agreed on Tuesday to pay $62 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that it withheld tips to delivery drivers over a…
Biden to sign executive orders boosting workers’ rights and pushing for $15 minimum wage for federal staff
From today’s Business Insider Online: President Joe Biden has planned a series of actions aimed at raising the minimum wage for federal staff to $15 and boosting workers’ rights, Brian…
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Grocery chains nationwide ditching in-house delivery drivers in wake of Prop 22
From today’s Business Insider: Albertsons and some of its subsidiaries, including Vons and Pavilions, are discontinuing their in-house delivery services in parts of California and other states starting in February.…
Unfair ratings cost some Instacart shoppers hundreds a week
From today’s New York Times: Bags of groceries don’t just vanish into thin air. But in case the laws of physics ceased to exist, Loreen Zahara does her due diligence.…
Coronavirus: Retail workers ‘scared’ as cases surge during U.S. holidays
From BBC News Online: They are calling for hazard pay, paid sick leave and better communication about outbreaks, among other things. The campaign comes as workers across the US have…
What Prop. 22’s defeat would mean for Uber and Lyft — and drivers
From today’s Los Angeles Times: One way or another, the business of summoning a ride from your phone is likely to look different in California after Nov. 3. The future…
Will rideshare drivers get paid less than minimum wage under Proposition 22
From today’s Sacramento Bee: Proposition 22 proposes that gig drivers for companies such as Uber, Lyft and Doordash will get paid 120% of the area’s minimum wage for the time…
Instacart shoppers face unforgiving metrics: ‘It’s a very easy job to lose’
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Five days a week, Ryan Hartson scours the picked-over aisles of Mariano’s Fresh Market in Chicago to fill grocery delivery orders for Instacart. He clocks…
Uber likely to shut down in California for over a year if new ruling not overturned
From today’s NBC News Online: In new court filings Wednesday, a top Uber official said the company would “almost certainly need to shut down” ride services in California for “likely…
How COVID-19 turned a spotlight on weak worker rights in the U.S.
From today’s Harvard Gazette: As the economy reopens after the COVID-19 shutdowns, businesses are taking a varied, often patchwork approach to ensuring health and safety for their workers, and much…