McDonald’s Offers to Settle Claims in Franchise Liability Case March 20, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner McDonald’s Corp. said on Monday it had agreed to settle a U.S. labor board case on whether the company is...
U.S. Judge Rules ‘Gig Economy’ Driver Is Independent Contractor February 19, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. judge in San Francisco earlier this month said a former Grubhub Inc. delivery driver was an independent contractor...
U.S. Judge Rules ‘Gig Economy’ Driver Is Independent Contractor February 9, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. judge in San Francisco on Thursday said a former Grubhub Inc. delivery driver was an independent contractor and...
McDonald’s, U.S. Labor Board Begin Talks to Settle ‘Joint Employment’ Trial January 22, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner and Robert Iafolla McDonald’s Corp and a U.S. labor board are in talks to settle a case claiming the fast food company is...
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...