CrowdJustice – a UK-based crowd-funding source meant to raise money and build community support around legal issues – has been used in a variety of cases in Britain. In one instance, families sought justice in relation to the killing of three British soldiers. Another campaign led to a UK Supreme Court decision forcing parliament to vote on Brexit. … [Read more...]
NLRB Limits the Scope of the Joint Employer Doctrine
In mid-December, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reversed an Obama-era ruling that permitted workers to file complaints against large corporations (like fast-food conglomerates) that reap profits from franchises but don’t oversee day-to-day operations. According to the NLRB of yesteryear, such corporations would count as “joint-employers” … [Read more...]
Appeals Court Upholds Right-to-Work Law in Wisconsin
On September 19th, a Wisconsin appeals court upheld the state’s so-called right-to-work law, dealing a major blow to union organizers. The Wisconsin AFL-CIO, the International Associations of Machinists and United Steelworkers first brought the lawsuit in 2015 not long after the law’s enactment. Since then there has been an effort to rescind the … [Read more...]
Legislation Could Majorly Weaken the Americans With Disabilities Act
Earlier this year, Representative Ted Poe, a Republican from Texas, introduced a bill that, if enacted, would dramatically change the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The legislation, known as the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (or HR 620), would shift the burden from business owners to individuals seeking relief. The law, as it is … [Read more...]
NLRB Files Unfair Labor Practices Complaint Against Tesla
On August 31st, the National Labor Review Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against Tesla, an electric car manufacturer run by CEO Elon Musk. The complaint marked the commencement of an investigation into charges made in 2017 by Tesla workers and the Service Employee International Union. Workers have claimed that the company forced employees to sign … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Wants to Change Salary Threshold for Overtime
Background In May of last year, the Obama administration authored a rule that would, in effect, raise the salary threshold for collecting overtime (OT). This means salaried workers would be able to collect time-and-a-half if they work longer than 40 hours in a week. According to the Labor Department’s rule, anyone making under $47,476 (instead of … [Read more...]
AHCA Could Make Bouncing From Job to Job Even Harder
In the past decade or so it has become increasingly common for working class Americans to move from job to job. This is a function of larger changes in the economy that governmental policy has tried to work around. The Affordable Care Act, for example, offers health care options for people in this very situation. For people who are bouncing between … [Read more...]
Administration Reverses Position in Major Labor Case
Last week, the Trump administration submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court that effectively reversed the administration’s position on arbitration agreements as originally stated in a petition for review, filed in 2016. The Office of the Solicitor General rarely changes its position on a major case like this, even if there’s a … [Read more...]
Barclays Executive Attempts to Uncover Identity of Whistleblower
In early April, Barclays, the British banking corporation, said that James E. Staley, the American Chief Executive at the company, is now being investigated by British authorities as well as the Department of Financial Services in New York and the Department of Justice. Staley attempted to uncover the identity of an anonymous whistleblower … [Read more...]
Fox News Employees File Class-Action Suit for Racial Discrimination
In Late April, 11 Fox News employees filed a class action suit against the media giant, alleging that they experienced “intolerable” racial discrimination for years. The suit was filed in the New York State Supreme Court in the Bronx. It wasn’t the first complaint either. In March, two women came forward, claiming that they … [Read more...]
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