Trump’s Labor Board Overturns Obama ‘Joint Employer’ Rule December 15, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. labor board on Thursday overturned an Obama-era ruling that had made it easier for unions and workers to...
Tesla Hit with Class-Action Suit over Racial Discrimination at California Plant November 14, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner U.S. automaker Tesla Inc. was hit with a class-action lawsuit claiming its California production plant is a “hotbed for racist...
Google Faces Lawsuit Alleging Employment Bias Against Women September 15, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner Three female former employees of Alphabet Inc.’s Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the tech company of discriminating against...
Judge Throws Out Obama Rule Hiking Overtime Pay September 1, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down an Obama administration rule that would have extended mandatory overtime pay...
U.S. Agency Sues New York’s Estee Lauder Companies Over Parental Leave Policy August 31, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Estee Lauder Companies Inc. of discriminating against men...
Google Author of Diversity Memo Explores Legal Options After Firing August 9, 2017 By Jan Wolfe and Daniel Wiessner The Google software engineer fired for writing an internal memo critical of diversity hiring policies at the company faces an...
Trump Labor Department Moves to Undo Obama Overtime Rule July 27, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner The Trump administration on Tuesday pushed forward with its bid to undo an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime...
Trump Nominee Kaplan to Tilt Labor Board to Republican Majority June 21, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump was poised on Tuesday to nominate Washington lawyer Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relations Board, nudging...
Trump Labor Department Nixes Obama’s ‘Joint Employer’ Standard June 8, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Labor Department on Wednesday said it was rescinding the Obama administration’s standard for determining when companies are “joint...
Walmart Denies Discrimination Claims by Pregnant Workers May 16, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner Two former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees have filed a lawsuit accusing the retailer of treating thousands of pregnant workers as...