Tesla Defends Factory Worker Safety as Injury Days-Off Rise March 19, 2019 By Josh Eidelson and Dana Hull Tesla Inc. factory employees spent almost three times as many days off the job because of work-related injuries and illness...
Disabled Workers Paid Less Than Minimum Wage Sue Non-Profit for Wage Theft March 14, 2019 By Josh Eidelson A New Mexico non-profit that’s assembled gift bags for the Oscars and Grammys is facing a class action lawsuit brought...
Democrats Want Trump Labor Board Member’s Recusal on Union Email Rule September 19, 2018 By Josh Eidelson Democratic U.S. senators led by Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts urged a Trump administration labor board appointee to recuse himself from...
Gig Firms Want California to Override Court Ruling August 8, 2018 By Josh Eidelson Leading gig economy companies including Uber and Lyft are quietly lobbying California’s top Democrats to override or undermine a court...
How Tesla Severance Agreement Addresses Worker Safety Complaints June 19, 2018 By Josh Eidelson and Dana Hull Language in a confidential severance agreement Tesla Inc. is using as part of the biggest job cut in its history...
Tesla Seeks to Quell Doubts About Factory Workers’ Safety June 8, 2018 By Josh Eidelson and Dana Hull Tesla Inc. would need to release more information than Elon Musk gave shareholders to set the record straight on the...
Class Action Alleges Facebook’s Ad Tools Discriminate Against Older Job Seekers May 29, 2018 By Josh Eidelson A proposed class action lawsuit alleging Facebook’s ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job-seekers has been expanded to identify...
NFL Cheerleaders Could Test Joint Employer Liability Rule May 11, 2018 By Ira Boudway and Josh Eidelson The NFL’s cheerleader problems are back. The New York Times reported Wednesday that cheerleaders for the Washington franchise were made...
Trump Administration, McDonald’s Rush to Avoid Employer Liability Trial March 18, 2018 By Josh Eidelson The National Labor Relations Board is ignoring its own guidelines and rushing to settle a major workplace action involving McDonald’s...
Appeals Court Rules Firing Over Sexual Orientation Is Illegal February 26, 2018 By Jeff Green, Josh Eidelson, Bob Van Voris and Erik Larson Gay workers and their corporate supporters won a legal victory over the Trump administration as a federal appeals court ruled...