CFPB Sues Walmart, Scheduling Platform for Alleged Illegal Pay Practices for Gig Drivers January 6, 2025 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued Walmart and work scheduling platform Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers that...
What Changes Should Small Businesses Be Aware of for 2025? December 26, 2024 By Mae Anderson For small businesses, the biggest change in the new year will be the arrival of a presumably more business-friendly administration...
Disney Settles Suit Over Women’s Pay for $43 Million November 26, 2024 Walt Disney has agreed to pay $43.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its female employees in California earned...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden Overtime Pay Rule November 18, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Texas on Friday permanently blocked a Biden administration rule that would have made about 4 million...
Lyft to Pay $2 Million to Resolve FTC Suit Over Driver Pay October 28, 2024 By Malathi Nayak and Natalie Lung Lyft Inc. agreed to pay $2.1 million to resolve a lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission accusing the ride-hailing...
SpaceX Wins Block on Labor Board Case Over Severance Agreements July 12, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Texas said on Wednesday he would block the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing claims that...
US Judge Skeptical of Biden Overtime Pay Rule June 25, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Texas on Monday seemed likely to stop a Biden administration rule that would extend mandatory overtime...
Federal Judge Blocks Biden Wage Rule for Construction Projects June 25, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule expanding the cases in which construction contractors are required...
Thousands of Amazon Drivers File Arbitration Claims for Unpaid Wages, Other Losses June 13, 2024 By Haleluya Hadero Thousands of delivery drivers filed legal claims against Amazon, alleging the company’s classification of them as independent contractors instead of...
Restaurant Workers’ Battle for Higher Minimum Wage Goes National May 29, 2024 By Daniela Sirtori US restaurants grappling with high costs and penny-pinching consumers are making a tough pitch to voters: that boosting pay to...