Ban on Worker Noncompetes Faces Uphill Legal Battle May 20, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s ban on “noncompete” agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts...
18 States Sue Over EEOC’s Policy on Transgender Workers May 14, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing...
Tesla Settles Factory Worker’s Sexual Harassment Lawsuit May 14, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Tesla has settled a lawsuit by a former factory employee who says she was fired for complaining about severe sexual...
Biden Vetoes Bid to Repeal US Labor Board Rule on Contract, Franchise Workers May 6, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner President Joe Biden followed through on Friday on his vow to veto a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed a...
Ban on Worker Noncompetes Faces Uphill Legal Battle April 26, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s ban on “noncompete” agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts...
Supreme Court Allows More Transport Workers to Bypass Arbitration and Sue Employers April 15, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for more truck drivers and other transportation workers to file employment-related...
SpaceX Forced Workers to Sign Illegal Severance Agreements, Claims NLRB March 22, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been accused by a U.S. labor agency of requiring employees who were laid off or fired...
Judge Blocks NLRB Rule on Contract and Franchise Workers March 11, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Texas on Friday struck down a U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that would treat...
US Trade Groups Sue Over Biden Rule on ‘Gig’ Work, Contracting March 6, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Major U.S. business groups on Tuesday filed the latest lawsuit challenging a Biden administration rule that would make it more...
Tesla Must Face Class Action Claims by 6,000 Workers in Race Bias Case February 29, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A California state judge has tentatively ruled that nearly 6,000 Black factory workers can sue Tesla as a group for...