Biden’s Choice for Labor Secretary — Boston’s Mayor Walsh— Signals Pro-Worker Policy January 8, 2021 By Josh Eidelson, Jennifer Epstein and Benjamin Penn President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be labor secretary. If confirmed by...
Trump EEOC Rule Aims to Slow Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits December 14, 2020 By Josh Eidelson and Paige Smith The leader of the U.S. workplace anti-discrimination agency is pursuing a policy shift that could slow litigation against companies long...
Federal Judge Dismisses Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit November 3, 2020 By Josh Eidelson A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of...
Lawsuit Alleges Uber Uses ‘Biased’ Rider Ratings to Fire Drivers October 27, 2020 By Josh Eidelson Uber Technologies Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of violating the U.S. Civil Rights Act by firing minority drivers based...
On-Demand Firms Seek to Protect ‘New’ Economy, Wealth From ‘Frankenstein’ February 7, 2020 By Joel Rosenblatt and Josh Eidelson Uber Technologies Inc. wants to smother what the company calls California’s “Frankenstein” gig-worker protection law before state officials turn it...
McDonald’s Has Friends in High Places in High-Stakes Labor Fight December 12, 2019 By Michael Smith, Josh Eidelson, Lauren Etter and Hassan Kanu In a television commercial that’s become part of the lore surrounding Donald Trump’s affinity for McDonald’s Corp., he embraced a...
Filing with National Labor Board Accuses Google of Retaliatory Firings December 5, 2019 By Josh Eidelson and Andrew Wallender A complaint filed Tuesday accused Google of terminating staff in retaliation for activism about working conditions, the latest in a...
Exits of McDonald’s Executives Show Risks of Missteps in #MeToo Era November 5, 2019 By Leslie Patton and Josh Eidelson McDonald’s Corp. has been working hard to fend off accusations it overlooks workplace harassment and abuse. So when it came...
Uber, Lyft Balk at Revealing Contracted Drivers’ Names; Claim ‘Trade Secrets’ September 4, 2019 By Josh Eidelson Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. have argued to Chicago city officials that the names of their drivers should be...
Uber, Lyft Pledge $60M to Fight Possible California Labor Ballot August 30, 2019 By Josh Eidelson Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are putting $60 million behind a potential ballot measure to ensure they don’t have...