U.S. Labor Board Limits Companies’ Liability for Franchisee Labor-Law Violations February 25, 2020 By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. labor board on Tuesday finalized a rule that will make it more difficult to hold companies liable for...
Waymo’s Long-Term Commitment to Safety Drivers in Autonomous Cars January 14, 2020 By Ira Boudway and Joshua Brustein Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo took a big step forward last fall when it began ferrying riders around the Phoenix area in...
In a High-Stakes Labor Showdown, McDonald’s Has Allies in the White House December 12, 2019 By Lauren Etter, Josh Eidelson, Hassan Kanu and Michael Smith In a television commercial that’s become part of the lore surrounding Donald Trump’s affinity for McDonald’s Corp., he embraced a...
Google’s ‘Thanksgiving Four’ to File Federal Labor Complaint December 3, 2019 By Mark Bergen and Josh Eidelson Four software engineers fired by Google last week plan to file complaints with the National Labor Relations Board, in which...
Rule Would Ease Companies’ Liability for Franchisee Wage Violations April 2, 2019 By Daniel Wiessner The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday issued a proposal that would make it more difficult to prove companies are...