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...
Obama Administration Finalizes Rules on Company Wellness Programs May 17, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A federal agency on Monday released final rules on how employers can offer workers financial incentives of up to 30...
OSHA Issues Final Rule on Silica Exposure Protections; Industries Vow to Overturn March 25, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner and Robert Iafolla Capping a decades-long effort, U.S. workplace regulators on Thursday announced a final rule to boost protections against occupational exposure to...
Court Now Likely for Joint Employer, Franchise Company Liability Case September 28, 2015 By Daniel Wiessner A sanitation company at the center of a major U.S. labor board ruling that could force companies like McDonald’s Corp....
Joint Employer Ruling Hikes Parent Companies’ Liability, Unions’ Bargaining Power August 31, 2015 By Daniel Wiessner A major ruling handed down on Thursday by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board could give unions greater bargaining power...