Freelancers File First Lawsuit Challenging Independent Contractor Rule January 17, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A group of freelance writers and editors has sued the U.S. Department of Labor, claiming the Biden administration’s new rule...
US House Votes to Repeal Labor Board Rule on Contract, Franchise Workers January 16, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to repeal a federal labor board rule set to take effect...
New Contractor Rule to Be Unveiled Soon That Could Upend Gig Economy January 9, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner and David Shepardson The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will release a final rule as soon as this week that will make...
Google Must Bargain With YouTube Worker Union, US Labor Board Rules January 5, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Alphabet Inc’s Google violated U.S. labor law by refusing to bargain with a union representing contract workers for YouTube Music,...
SpaceX Sues US Agency That Accused it of Firing Workers Critical of Elon Musk January 5, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Rocket and satellite maker SpaceX on Thursday sued a U.S. labor board to block its case accusing the company of...
New York City Sues 17 Bus Companies for Transporting Migrants From Texas January 5, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner New York City on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing 17 bus companies of illegally transporting more than 33,000 migrants to...
EEOC Says No Need to Pause Lawsuit Against Tesla for Race Bias January 4, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. anti-discrimination agency has asked a federal judge to reject Tesla Inc’s bid to pause a lawsuit alleging widespread...
SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Elon Musk, US Labor Agency Says January 4, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Rocket and satellite maker SpaceX on Wednesday was accused by a U.S. labor agency of unlawfully firing eight employees for...
Tesla Moves to Pause EEOC Lawsuit Alleging Race Bias at Factory December 20, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner Tesla Inc has asked a U.S. judge to pause a federal agency’s lawsuit accusing the electric carmaker of severe harassment...
Ex-Twitter Exec Claims in Lawsuit He Was Fired for Raising Security Concerns December 7, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A former executive at Twitter Inc, now called X Corp, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired after Elon...