U.S. minimum wage increase 2026: Why do some states pay $17.95 while others stay at $7.25 and who benefits most in May?The U.S. minimum wage increase 2026 reveals a stark reality. Pay varies sharply by state. The federal rate still stands at $7.25. That numb...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Kylie Jenner's home life is under scanner after her ex-housekeeper files a bombshell suit - here's what happenedKylie Jenner’s home life has come under scrutiny after a former housekeeper filed a lawsuit alleging harassment, discrimination, and labor ...
22 Apr, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
AI company Eightfold sued for helping companies secretly score job seekersThe lawsuit filed on Tuesday is the first in the U.S. to accuse an AI hiring company of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act, according ...
22 Jan, 2026, 08.24 AM IST
Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unioniseSupporters said the new law will open a path for the largest expansion of private sector collective bargaining rights in the state's histor...
04 Oct, 2025, 06.12 AM IST
Egg prices war in U.S. : Will there be supply shortage of egg products?Donald Trump administration claimed that the law imposes burdensome red tape on the production of eggs and egg products across the country ...
12 Jul, 2025, 02.52 AM IST
California’s AB5 Law under fire, nail techs sue state over worker classification – what the law states?California faces a lawsuit over its labor law AB5. The law impacts nail technicians' classification as independent contractors. Nail salon ...
28 Jun, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
Donald Trump or Kamala Harris: 30 million American gig workers have a big dilemmaThe future of millions of gig workers in the U.S. could be influenced by the upcoming presidential election, with candidates Trump and Harr...
19 Sep, 2024, 01.10 PM IST
Court rules against Uber in major win for California workersUber Technologies Inc must face a California lawsuit claiming it should have covered UberEats drivers' work-related expenses, the state's t...
18 Jul, 2023, 07.54 AM IST
Uber, Lyft trade group questions Biden's labor nominee's gig workers stanceThe Department of Labor in October proposed a rule that would make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contract...
21 Mar, 2023, 10.40 AM IST
US to have 4-day workweek? All you need to knowRecently, Representative Mark Takano, a Democrat from California, presented a new version of the legislation that aims to establish 32-hour...
16 Mar, 2023, 08.57 PM IST
California court upholds Uber, Lyft drivers being contractorsThe ruling came as a victory for ride-share firms and food-delivery app platforms that backed a measure called Proposition 22 ahead of its ...
14 Mar, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
Former TikTok content reviewers file lawsuit over California labor law violationTwo former TikTok content moderators filed a lawsuit against TikTok and ByteDance as the companies failed to provide appropriate and adequa...
25 Mar, 2022, 10.34 PM IST
Uber, Lyft have a California playbook to fight proposed U.S. rules on workersThe looming fight over the status of gig-economy workers comes amid a wider debate over business regulation.
04 May, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
View: Gig workers are employees. Start treating them that wayIn the wake of a California ballot proposition passed in November and a rule just released by the Trump administration, it appears that the...
19 Jan, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Apps win, labour frets after Uber-led 'gig worker' measure passesRideshare and delivery apps matching tasks with those willing to perform them as independent contractors sidestepped a labor law with the p...
08 Nov, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
California sues Uber, Lyft over misclassifying drivers as contractorsUber in a statement said it will contest the action in court, while pushing for the implementation of its own proposal for additional drive...
06 May, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
How California's paid leave law does not affect businessesThe law is financed through an employee payroll tax, meaning companies in the world’s eighth-largest economy bear no direct costs.
23 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST