Its Basketball Players Are Not Employees, Dartmouth College Argues October 11, 2023 By Jimmy Golen Dartmouth College lawyers argued last Thursday that the Ivy League school’s basketball players should not be considered employees because they...
Twitter Settles Retaliation Claim Over Return to Office Protest July 5, 2023 Twitter has settled with a former employee who US labor board prosecutors concluded was illegally punished for protesting its return-to-office...
Opera Workers’ Ruling Offers Path for Uber, Lyft Drivers to Unionize June 15, 2023 By Josh Eidelson A US labor board ruling on Tuesday laid the groundwork for drivers from Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. and...
U.S. Employers Must Be Careful in Drafting Severance Agreements, Labor Board Warns March 23, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A recent U.S. labor board ruling limiting what employers can include in severance agreements is a reminder that companies must...
Michigan Judge Rejects Agency’s Bid to Shield Pro-Union Starbucks Workers From Firing February 27, 2023 A federal judge in Detroit on Thursday dealt a blow to a U.S. labor agency by drastically narrowing his recent...
U.S. Appeals Court to Weigh NCAA Case Over Pay for Athletes January 19, 2023 By Maryclaire Dale The NCAA will ask a federal appeals court next month to block a lawsuit that seeks to have athletes treated...
Starbucks Illegally Terminated Union Leader, U.S. Officials Say January 4, 2023 By Josh Eidelson US labor board prosecutors have concluded that Starbucks Corp. illegally forced out a New York barista who has been a...
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...
Comment to Pro-Union Starbucks’ Worker Was Threat, U.S. Labor Board Alleges October 31, 2022 By Josh Eidelson Starbucks Corp. interim Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz made comments during an April meeting with employees that US labor officials...
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...