Workers Refusing Covid Vaccine Could Lose Their Jobs May 5, 2021 By Sarah Kopit Texas nurse Jennifer Bridges plans to go to work on June 7, like it’s any other day. The only difference...
Judge Tosses Wife’s Suit Blaming Employer for Her Husband’s Covid February 22, 2021 By Joel Rosenblatt A federal judge tossed out a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that sought to hold an employer responsible for a worker’s spouse getting...
More Capitol Hill Rioters Face Firings Back at Work January 12, 2021 By Joseph Pisani and Cathy Bussewitz A printing company in Maryland saw the photo on Twitter Wednesday night: an employee roaming the halls of the U.S....
Fatal Accident Halts Production at Hyundai’s S. Korean Factory After Refit for New EV January 4, 2021 SEOUL – Production at Hyundai Motor’s factory in Ulsan, South Korea, was halted on Monday after a worker died in...
Can Insurance-Related Firms Compel Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccination? December 28, 2020 By Bryan Johnson and Samuel Licker The long-awaited and highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccine is here. The first to arrive on the scene, from Pfizer-BioNTech, received emergency...
Don’t Force Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine: Viewpoint December 16, 2020 By Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg Opinion Here’s a question we’re sure to see in the courts before long: What if your employer mandates a Covid-19 vaccination...
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...
Employees Reporting Harassment Suffer Retaliation for Complaining: Time’s Up Study October 19, 2020 By Jocelyn Noveck Three years into the #MeToo movement, there may be more awareness around workplace sexual harassment. But a new report finds...
Argument in London Pub Between U.S., British Agents Is Focus of UK Employment Suit October 2, 2020 By Ellen Milligan An insult-laden spat at a London pub that strained relations between U.S. and British law-enforcement agencies is at the center...
How One Hospital Addresses Sexual Harassment Claims and Culture September 3, 2020 Sexual harassment is not a new or rare phenomenon in the workplace, but since the #MeToo movement began in late...