A class action case charges that chicken farmers are so beholden to middlemen that they are effectively employees of the company.
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The Memo Writer
Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, has outlined an agenda that would transform the American workplace.
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Is Washington State About to Deprive Its Gig Drivers of Basic Rights?
A bill quietly sailing through the legislature could do just that.
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Why Trucking Can’t Deliver the Goods
The yearly turnover rate among long-haul truckers is 94 percent. And you wonder why you’re not getting your orders on time?
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The NLRB Looks at the ‘Independent Contractor’ Scam
It’s inviting arguments and looking at cases that could enable it to turn such misclassified ‘contractors’ into what they actually are: employees.
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How Uber and Lyft Are Buying Labor Laws
California’s Prop 22 could set back labor standards, particularly for nonwhite workers, for decades.
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California Legislature Prepares to Rein In Gig Economy
If AB 5 becomes law, it could open the floodgates to similar legislation in other states. Uber and other companies may then find themselves on the defensive.
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New Legislation Aims to Clarify Who Is an Employee
California’s AB 5 could be a gamechanger for millions of workers in the gig economy.