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Stacey Abrams Becomes Icon in Union Drive at Alabama Amazon Plant

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 DANIEL JACKSON
Alabama, Amazon, Labor, unions

Over the last few weeks, organizers seeking to form the first union at an Amazon plant have invoked the work of Georgia’s voting rights activist in their appeal to employees.

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Economy Financial 

Crazy Friday Caps Off a Wild Week on Wall Street

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 NICK RUMMELL
Labor, Stocks, U.S. Economy

The week began with a huge rally. Then came three days of brutal losses. On Friday, despite lingering concerns about market bubbles, investors finished the week with a big win.

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Economy Employment National 

Labor Market Picked Up Steam in February, Adding 379,000 Jobs

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 KEVIN LESSMILLER
coronavirus, Labor, U.S. Economy, Unemployment

Employers added over twice as many jobs in February as they did the month before, showing the labor market is strengthening as coronavirus cases fall.

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Appeals Business Employment 

GM Asks Panel to Revive Racketeering Case Against Rival Automaker

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 KEVIN KOENINGER
automotive, bribery, Labor, racketeering, Sixth Circuit, unions

General Motors claims bribes made by competitor Fiat Chrysler led to increased labor costs that represent a direct harm and give it standing to pursue racketeering claims.

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Business Employment Health 

Los Angeles Mandates Hazard Pay for Grocery, Drug Store Workers

March 3, 2021March 4, 2021 MARTIN MACIAS JR
coronavirus, Labor, Los Angeles, pharmaceuticals, supermarkets, wages

The city’s emergency ordinance requires large grocery and drug stores to pay their employees an extra $5 per hour for the elevated health risks they face during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Business Government Health 

Federal Judge Denies Grocers’ Bid to Block Hazard Pay For Workers

February 25, 2021February 26, 2021 MARTIN MACIAS JR
coronavirus, Labor, supermarkets, unions

An ordinance approved by the Long Beach, California, City Council provides an extra $4 an hour in premium pay for grocery store workers who face greater health risks in the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Civil Rights Government Health 

Nebraska Medicaid

February 25, 2021February 26, 2021 BRIEF
benefits, Labor, Medicaid, Nebraska, welfare

Nebraska faces a class action over its Medicaid expansion plans and its work and public service requirements for some receiving benefits.

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Appeals Employment International Religion 

EU Companies Can Ban Workers From Wearing Headscarves, Magistrate Says

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
European Court of Justice, European Union, Islam, Labor

The court adviser found that small-scale religious displays can be allowed at work, but it’s up to national courts to determine what falls in that category.

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International Law Trials 

Chinese Court Orders Man to Pay Ex-Wife for Housework in Landmark Ruling

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
divorce, Labor, marriage, women's rights

A Chinese man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife almost $8,000 for years of unpaid housework, in a landmark divorce case that has sparked furious debate in China.

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Business Employment Health 

Judge to Rule on Grocers’ Bid to Block Hazard Pay For Workers

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 MARTIN MACIAS JR
coronavirus, Labor, supermarkets, unions, wages

An ordinance approved by the Long Beach, California, City Council provides an extra $4 an hour in hazard pay for grocery store workers who face greater health risks in the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Employment Health National 

Vaccine Delays Leave Grocery Workers Feeling Expendable

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, food, Labor, vaccines

As panicked Americans cleared supermarkets of toilet paper and food last spring, grocery employees gained recognition as among the most indispensable of the pandemic’s front-line workers.

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Arts Criminal International Media 

Singer Fined by German Court for Son’s Stage Performance

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
children, concerts, Germany, Labor, Music, verdict

A Bavarian court found a folk singer guilty Friday of violating Germany’s strict child labor laws for having his 4-year-old son perform on stage with him during an evening concert.

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Business Employment Energy Environment 

Autoworkers Face Dimmer Future in a New Era of Electric Cars

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
automotive, Climate change, Labor, manufacturing

It won’t happen overnight. But the likelihood is growing that legions of autoworkers who trained and worked for decades to build machines that run on petroleum will need to do rather different work in the next decade — or they might not have jobs.

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Appeals Employment International 

EU Countries Can Require Licensing for Dockworkers

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
Belgium, European Court of Justice, Labor, licensing, regulation, unions

The EU’s top court found Thursday that European law allows countries to require specialist training for dockworkers, but such national rules cannot violate the freedom of movement for workers from other member states.

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Appeals Employment Health 

Overtime

February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 BRIEF
Class Action, health care, Labor, Ninth Circuit, wages

In a Fair Labor Standards Act dispute, weekly per diem benefits were improperly excluded from the regular rate of pay for two classes of clinician who worked for health care staffing company AMN Services, the Ninth Circuit ruled. Those benefits should be considered part of the rate of pay for the purpose of calculating overtime.

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Economy Employment National 

Employers Add Only 49,000 Jobs, Signaling Long Road to Recovery

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 KEVIN LESSMILLER
coronavirus, Labor, U.S. Economy, Unemployment

The paltry increase was driven by gains in the government sector and the professional and business services industry.   (CN)

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Employment Financial National 

Pandemic Job Loss Cause for Moving, Pew Study Shows

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 EMILEE LARKIN
Labor, Pew Research Center, Travel, Unemployment

Americans moved over the summer to get away from the risk of getting Covid-19; now another Covid-19 risk has got them packing.

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Appeals Business Employment 

Overtime

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 BRIEF
California, Labor, Ninth Circuit, Overtime, wages

A federal district court improperly ruled in favor of a janitorial cleaning company that misclassified employees to avoid paying overtime wages, the Ninth Circuit ruled after the California Supreme Court answered a certified question holding that the “ABC test” in Dynamex Ops. W. Inc. v. Superior Court applied retroactively to the case.

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Employment Government Health Regional 

Immigrant Worker Advocates Demand Changes After Deadly Leak at Poultry Plant

February 1, 2021February 2, 2021 KAYLA GOGGIN
food, Georgia, ICE, immigration, Labor, safety

After a deadly liquid nitrogen leak inside a Georgia poultry plant Thursday, legislators and worker advocacy groups called for changes to federal policies which they say prevented the plant’s many undocumented workers from getting necessary health care.

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Business Criminal Employment 

Fiat Chrysler Agrees to Pay $30M to End Federal Corruption Probe

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 ANDY MONSERUD
automotive, bribery, corruption, Labor, Michigan, unions

Federal prosecutors announced a plea agreement with auto giant Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Wednesday, concluding their investigation into the company’s multimillion-dollar kickback scheme with auto union executives with a hefty $30 million payment.

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