Google Confidentiality Agreement Is Unlawful, Claims Employee in Lawsuit December 22, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A Google Inc. product manager has sued the company, accusing it of unlawfully prohibiting employees from sharing concerns with coworkers,...
McDonald’s to Pay $3.75 Million to California Workers for Back Pay, Damages November 1, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner McDonald’s Corp has agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it was liable for labor law violations...
AARP Suit Says Workplace Wellness Programs Raise Medical Privacy Concerns October 25, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A lobbying group representing older Americans sued the Obama administration on Monday claiming regulations for programs designed to rein in...
Obama Administration Releases Rules on Paid Sick Leave, Pay Data Reporting September 29, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner The Obama administration on Thursday finalized rules requiring federal contractors to provide paid sick leave to employees and expanding the...
21 States, Business Groups, Insurance Agents Sue to Block Obama Overtime Pay Rule September 21, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner Officials from 21 U.S. states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit claiming an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay...
Drivers Sue After Uber, Lyft Exit Austin June 13, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner Former Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. drivers in Austin, Texas, have accused the ride-hailing companies of breaking a federal...
Court Hears Appeal of Expanded Joint Employer Liability Rule June 8, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner and Robert Iafolla A California waste management company at the center of a closely watched case told a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday...
NYC Drivers Group Sues Uber Over Independent Contractor Classification June 3, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A group representing 5,000 Uber Technologies Inc drivers in New York City filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the ride-share...
New York AG Claims Domino’s Pizza Liable for Wage Theft by Franchisees May 25, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner The New York attorney general’s office on Tuesday sued Domino’s Pizza Inc, claiming it is liable for wage theft by...
Labor Unions Searching for Strategies to Join the Gig Economy May 24, 2016 By Dan Levine and Daniel Wiessner The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers trumpeted an agreement reached earlier this month to represent New York Uber...