Uber and Lyft threaten to leave Twin Cities over pay hike requirements
The ride-hailing giants said a requirement that they pay drivers Minneapolis's minimum wage would make their businesses unsustainable.
The $20 minimum wage goes into effect April 1.
The ride-hailing giants said a requirement that they pay drivers Minneapolis's minimum wage would make their businesses unsustainable.
A California judge tentatively denied Kaiser's bid to throw out the jury verdict but agreed that a new trial on the amount of punitive damages would be required unless the plaintiff agreed to accept $10 million instead of $30 million.
ABERDEEN, Miss. — A federal court denied summary judgment to a county sheriff accused of sexually harassing his former investigative assistant and other coworkers through texts, in which he called them “bitches” and “hos” and told them to “bend over.” He says his conduct was neither pervasive nor severe, but the court says the conduct was objectively offensive and should “not be tolerated today.”
Two bills would require able-bodied adults who receive food stamps to participate in mandatory employment and training programs, with a few exceptions.
CHICAGO — A federal court in Illinois will partially enjoin the state from implementing new labor protections for temp workers in the state that were signed into law by the governor last year. The mandates mandate minimum pay for temp workers who work a job for more than 90 days, discourage incentives to break strikes, and allows watchdog third parties to pursue labor actions against temp agencies. The state and temp agencies must submit a proposed preliminary injunction order by March 15.
The Legislative Analyst's Office suggested a higher statewide minimum wage might not be as effective as local minimums in addressing poverty and affordable housing.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A federal court in New York preserved two retaliation and sexual harassment claims brought against the state’s Unified Court System, where a Broome County family court judge allegedly sexually harassed two of his aides. The judge is not entitled to qualified immunity in his individual capacity, and a jury could find his behavior created a hostile work environment.
The union says Proposition F would negatively affect union workers by adding more work while they are critically short-staffed, violating state labor law.
Data released Friday by Eurostat shows a slight increase in employment but a slight decrease in productivity as the European Central Bank decided to maintain three key interest rates.
French health workers have for years demanded more hiring and better salaries in public hospitals. Years of cost cuts left medics submerged when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.