Consumer Prices Edge Higher Due to Rising Fuel and Housing Costs
Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in August, the largest increase in seven months, led by higher fuel and housing prices, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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A federal judge granted Nike Retail Services summary judgment in an employees’ class action on Tuesday, finding the 19 seconds it takes departing employees to open their bags and pockets for inspection is not compensable.
Read moreProducer Prices Rose in August as Energy Costs Jump
Higher energy costs pushed wholesale prices to rise in August at the fastest pace in four months, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
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Eiffel Tower Reduces Service Amid Paris Protests
The Eiffel Tower had to reduce service amid a day of union-organized protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed changes to France’s labor laws.
Read moreGrubhub COO Says Driver Like Not Being Employees
Grubhub’s chief operating officer testified Friday that the company’s delivery drivers like being independent contractors, even though thousands have accused the company of mislabeling them as non-employees to skirt labor laws.
Read moreJob Growth Slowed, Unemployment Inched Up in August
Job growth slowed in August as employers added 156,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4 percent, the Labor Department said Friday.
Read moreFrench Labor Changes Will Make it Easier to Hire, Negotiate
French employers will be less afraid to hire and French workers at small and medium-sized businesses will finally have a voice with new labor reforms unveiled Thursday, France’s prime minister said.
Read moreUnion ‘Turf Battle’ Revived by Second Circuit
Reviving what it billed as a union “turf war,” the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that the New England Regional Council of Carpenters is not immune from antitrust claims.
Read moreNissan Defeats Union Drive at Mississippi Factory
Nissan has defeated the United Auto Workers’ attempt to unionize the auto plant in Canton, Mississippi, garnering No votes from 63 percent of the 3,551 workers who voted in the two-day election, marred by acrimonious, blistering statements from both sides.
Read moreDC Circuit Says Labor Board Erred in CNN/Union Dispute Ruling
The DC Circuit on Friday struck down part of a National Labor Relations Board ruling against CNN, saying the board did not explain why it departed from its own precedents in holding the network broke labor laws when stopped staffing tech positions with union workers.
Read moreN.Y. Appeals Court Nixes Employer’s Class-Action Waiver
A class of insurance agents cannot be forced to arbitrate their overtime claims, a divided New York appeals court ruled Tuesday, because the class-action waiver in their employment contracts violates the National Labor Relations Act.
Read moreWisconsin’s Anti-Union ‘Right-to-Work’ Law Upheld
Just as it upheld Indiana’s anti-union Right-to-Work law, the Seventh Circuit found that Wisconsin’s identical legislation is constitutional.
Read moreFrench Lawmakers Debating Measure to Speed Up Labor Reforms
The French parliament began debating Monday a special measure making it easier, and quicker, for President Emmanuel Macron’s government to redesign the nation’s labor rules, one of the most divisive promises of his presidency.
Read moreFrench Investigation Into Macron’s Las Vegas Trip
A French investigation into a Las Vegas tech party is putting new pressure on President Emmanuel Macron’s labor minister — and possibly the president himself — as they pursue difficult reforms to French work rules.
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Panda Express Pays $600,000 to Settle Labor Claims
Panda Express, the Chinese restaurant chain, will pay $600,000 to settle federal claims that it discriminated against noncitizen employees.
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China Frees 3 Activists Who Probed Ivanka Trump Supplier
Chinese authorities have released on bail three activists who had been detained after investigating labor conditions at a factory that produced shoes for Ivanka Trump and other brands.
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Union Fighting Walmart Fails to Topple Injunction
A Maryland appeals court upheld an injunction against a labor union that staged mass demonstrations against Walmart in company stores and parking lots.
Read moreTime Can Pursue Records on Trump’s Undocumented Labor
The Second Circuit revived a records action Thursday that underpins Time Magazine’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s employment of undocumented construction workers.
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