Key Biden Administration Labor Policies Will Face Legal Challenges in 2023 December 27, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner The Biden administration and a Democrat-led U.S. labor board will implement a series of major employment policies in 2023 but...
Twitter Must Notify Laid-Off Workers of Pending Lawsuit, Judge Rules December 16, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner Twitter Inc must notify the thousands of workers who were laid off after its acquisition by Elon Musk of a...
Latest Twitter Lawsuit Says Company Targeted Women for Layoffs December 8, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner Twitter Inc has been hit with another lawsuit stemming from the recent purging of half its workforce, this one accusing...
Judges Appear Skeptical of Fired Amazon Organizer’s Race Bias Claims November 30, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday seemed unlikely to revive claims that Amazon.com Inc. fired New York warehouse worker Christian...
Amazon Workers in New York City Win Partial Revival of COVID-19 Safety Lawsuit October 20, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner Amazon.com Inc. must face a claim that it failed to protect New York City warehouse workers and their families from...
Supreme Court Gives Boost to Domino’s in Arbitration Case October 18, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave a boost to Domino’s Pizza Inc’s bid to force delivery drivers to bring...
Legal Challenges Could Hamper U.S. Rule to Limit Independent Contracting October 12, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner Business groups will almost certainly file lawsuits in an attempt to delay or derail a rule proposed by the Biden...
McDonald’s Defeats Black Franchisees’ $1B Bias Lawsuit, For Now October 4, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner McDonald’s Corp. has temporarily beat back a lawsuit by 52 Black former franchise owners who claim the fast-food giant set...
Labor Board to Expand Companies’ ‘Joint Employer’ Liability September 7, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. labor board on Tuesday moved to make it easier for workers and unions to hold companies liable for...
Judge Orders New Trial in Tesla Worker’s Race Bias Lawsuit June 28, 2022 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in California on Monday ordered a new trial on the damages Tesla Inc. owes to a Black...