Five U.S. Employment Laws Job Market Entrants Should Know
From today’s CNBC Online: Millions of young people attend college every year, most with the hope of gaining more job opportunities as a result. Nearly 16 million people were enrolled…
Colorado Law Hailed As Important Victory For Public Sector Workers
From today’s Guardian Online: Labor unions have been fighting to secure the right to unionize and collectively bargain for more than 250,000 public sector workers at cities, schools, colleges and…
Top Five jobs Employers Are Hiring For Right Now
From today’s CBNC Online: As inflation continues to soar, people are quitting their jobs or entering the labor market in search of higher-paying opportunities. A recent report from Pew Research…
Starbucks Union Campaign Pushes On, With At Least 16 Stores Now Organized
From today’s New York Times: Starbucks workers have added to the momentum of a union campaign that went public in late August and has upended decades of union-free labor at…
More U.S. Workers Quit in February as Job Openings Remained High
From today’s New York Times: Job openings last month remained near record levels, and the number of workers voluntarily leaving their positions increased, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. The…
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Southern California Grocery Workers Prepare to Strike for Wages and Benefits
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Grocery workers across Southern California began voting Monday on whether to authorize a strike against Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions in an effort to pressure…
Uber for nurses?: California Initiative Targets Healthcare for a ‘Gig Work’ Law
From today’s MarketWatch: Healthcare, the nation’s fastest-growing industry, could be next in the push for laws to expand gig work. A measure filed this week with the California attorney general’s…
Victims of Sexual Misconduct on the Job Testify Against Forced Arbitration
From today’s New York Times: Former employees of the technology company Afiniti, the broadcaster CBS and the luxury giant LVMH shared accounts of sexual abuse, rape and harassment with a…
Portugal Bans Employers from Texting Employees after Work. Could it Happen Here in the US?
From today’s The Guardian: Employers in Portugal will now face fines if they attempt to contact remote workers after hours, thanks to a new law. The legislation was conceived by…
U.S. unions lodge first Mexico labor grievance under new NAFTA
From today’s Reuters Online: U.S. unions on Monday filed the first labor rights petition against Mexico under a new regional trade pact, vying to bring a complaint against an auto…