Court Says Federal Law Preempts, Tosses New York Suit Over Amazon Worker Safety May 11, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accusing Amazon.com Inc. of failing...
U.S. Labor Board Accuses Starbucks in Buffalo of Retaliatory Firings May 10, 2022 By Josh Eidelson Starbucks Corp. violated federal law by firing, threatening, and carrying out surveillance on union activists in New York, U.S. labor...
McDonald’s Beats Back Challenge to Settlement With U.S. Labor Agency April 25, 2022 McDonald’s Corp. on Friday defeated a union-backed organizing group’s challenge to a settlement with a U.S. labor agency over claims...
Fired Engineers Claim Google Failed to Honor Its Own ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Motto November 30, 2021 By Julia Love A group of former Google employees sued the Alphabet Inc. unit on Monday alleging that it breached their employment contracts...
National Labor Board Memo Says College Football Players Are Employees October 1, 2021 By Jimmy Golen College athletes who earn millions for their schools are employees, the National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer said in guidance...
Amazon Reaches Private Settlement With Workers Who Criticized Warehouse Conditions September 30, 2021 Amazon.com Inc. and the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Wednesday the company had reached a settlement with...
Union Sues to Overturn Trump-Era Rule that Narrowed Definition of ‘Joint Employer’ September 21, 2021 By Josh Eidelson The union behind the “Fight for $15” movement is suing to overturn a Trump-era rule that makes it harder to...
Amazon Workers at Alabama Warehouse to Vote on Unionizing February 4, 2021 Amazon workers at an Alabama warehouse will vote next week on whether to unionize in one of the most visible...
North Carolina Restaurant Owners, Workers Clash Over COVID Safety December 28, 2020 By Mackensy Lunsford Restaurant owners, who have seen their capacity and hours limited by government entities, are struggling to keep the doors open,...
National Labor Board Says Amazon Illegally Fired Protesting Employee December 18, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday alleged Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired an employee this year who was raising...