Consumer Protection Agency Sues Walmart, Branch Alleging 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...
Uber Not Liable: Driver Was Not Logged in at Time of Accident, Florida Court Rules January 3, 2025 By William Rabb A Florida man may have been an occasional driver for Uber, the ride-hailing company, but he was not working at...
UK Lawmakers Summon Shein and Temu for Questioning Over Labor Practices January 3, 2025 By Helen Reid and James Davey Fast-fashion online retailer Shein, which is hoping to list in London, faces a U.K. hearing on Jan. 7 where a...
Car-Rental Startup Turo’s Safety Team Cuts Vacations Short After Deadly Attacks January 3, 2025 By Brody Ford, Spencer Soper and Katie Roof Some workers on car-rental startup Turo Inc.’s trust and safety team have interrupted vacations to monitor and respond to the...
Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle US Probe December 20, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Amazon.com will implement new safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it...
Google Contract Staff Reach Union Deal Banning Keystroke Monitoring December 19, 2024 By Josh Eidelson A group of Google Help staffers reached a union contract with their employer, Accenture Plc, securing protections on remote work...
Amazon Ignored Its Own Worker Safety Studies, Senate Report Says December 18, 2024 By Matt Day Amazon.com Inc. leaders rejected internal recommendations that the company relax warehouse worker productivity rates to curb injuries, according to a...
Sony’s Bungie Video Game Unit Sued by Top Director Who Was Fired Earlier This Year December 13, 2024 By Cecilia D'Anastasio A former top executive with Sony Group Corp.’s Bungie video-game studio sued his former employers, claiming they destroyed his reputation...
BHP, Rio Accused of Allowing Sexual Harassment on Mine Sites December 11, 2024 By Jason Scott BHP Group Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group allowed environments on their Australian mining sites where female staff faced systemic sexual...
Extreme Heat Puts Garment Factory Workers at Risk, Study Shows December 11, 2024 By Helen Reid Workers in some of the world’s biggest garment manufacturing hubs in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Pakistan are increasingly exposed to extreme...