Google Upheld in Firing of Conservative Employee Who Criticized Diversity Policies February 20, 2018 By Josh Eidelson Google’s firing of an engineer over his controversial memo criticizing its diversity policies and “politically correct monoculture” didn’t violate U.S....
McDonald’s, U.S. Labor Board Begin Talks to Settle ‘Joint Employment’ Trial January 22, 2018 By Daniel Wiessner and Robert Iafolla McDonald’s Corp and a U.S. labor board are in talks to settle a case claiming the fast food company is...
Supreme Court Justices Appear Split Over Employee Class Action Case October 3, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley and Robert Iafolla Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday defended the right of workers to bring class-action claims against companies but their...
On-Demand Cleaning Service Workers Are Employees, U.S. Labor Board Says September 6, 2017 By Josh Eidelson The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against the digital on-demand platform Handy Technologies Inc., alleging that workers...
Google Author of Diversity Memo Explores Legal Options After Firing August 9, 2017 By Jan Wolfe and Daniel Wiessner The Google software engineer fired for writing an internal memo critical of diversity hiring policies at the company faces an...
Trump Nominee Kaplan to Tilt Labor Board to Republican Majority June 21, 2017 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump was poised on Tuesday to nominate Washington lawyer Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relations Board, nudging...
Trump Reverses Obama Stand, Supports Employers Requiring Class Action Waivers June 19, 2017 By Lawrence Hurley The Trump administration on Friday sided with employers in a Supreme Court case over the rights of workers to bring...
From Fiduciary Rule to Overtime: What to Expect from Trump Labor Nominee Acosta March 22, 2017 By the time President Donald Trump’s first nominee for labor secretary withdrew from consideration, there was little doubt where he...
Court Now Likely for Joint Employer, Franchise Company Liability Case September 28, 2015 By Daniel Wiessner A sanitation company at the center of a major U.S. labor board ruling that could force companies like McDonald’s Corp....
Joint Employer Ruling Hikes Parent Companies’ Liability, Unions’ Bargaining Power August 31, 2015 By Daniel Wiessner A major ruling handed down on Thursday by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board could give unions greater bargaining power...