Break down employment barriers with training, education programs
From today’s CalMatters Online: “You can’t have just one job in America,” says a gig worker in Los Angeles County, and “you could get replaced like this. ‘Say one wrong…
Unions at The Ringer and Gimlet Media announce their first contracts
From today’s New York Times: Unions representing employees at two prominent podcasting companies owned by Spotify, the audiostreaming giant, announced Wednesday that they had ratified their first labor contracts. The…
With a Huge Victory, UK Uber Driver Moves on to Next Gig Worker Battlefront
From today’s Inequality.org: In recent weeks, courts in multiple countries have delivered huge victories for gig workers by establishing the principle that these workers are, in fact, employed by digital…
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…
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…
Sweeping bill rewriting California employment law sent to Gov. Newsom
From today’s Los Angeles Times: California lawmakers rewrote the rules of employment across a wide swath of industries Wednesday in legislation that could grant hundreds of thousands of workers new…
A California bill that would ban forced arbitration heads to Gov. Newsom
From today’s Los Angeles Times: When companies in California tell job candidates they have to give up their right to sue the company for most disputes, a bill headed to…
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SCOTUS Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts Barring Class Actions
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that companies can use arbitration clauses in employment contracts to prohibit workers from banding together to take legal action…
California’s top court makes it more difficult for employers to classify workers as independent contractors
From today’s Los Angeles Times: In a ruling that could change the workplace status of people across the state, the California Supreme Court made it harder Monday for employers to…
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House GOP passes bill that rolls back “joint employer” protections for workers
From yesterday’s New York Times by Christine Owens: House Republicans on Tuesday took another step in their campaign to cheat workers out of fair pay and workplace rights. On a…