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'Manager wants me to work after firing me': Employee locked out of every system without warning, then fired and asked to train his replacement the very next morningA remote worker in Texas, employed by a California company, was fired without warning and then asked to train their replacement. The employ...
US judge invalidates Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countriesA US federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration's policies. Immigrant applicants from 39 countries were unlawfully denied dec...
Employee has to work on a holiday, but when HR claims she can't get paid overtime, the boss has a clever suggestionAn hourly employee faced a payroll nightmare after working on a paid national holiday, only to have overtime pay vanish. HR blamed a system...
'You want me to quit? Sure': Gen-Z retail employee quit after boss said “work somewhere else,” triggering an 8-person walk-out over shady pay rulesA boss's dismissive attitude towards his young, female staff backfired spectacularly. When an employee challenged illegal practices, he thr...
How the Supreme Court is reshaping the US midterm electionsThe US Supreme Court is set to decide two crucial election law cases. One case challenges rules on counting mail-in ballots received after ...
Who is Yaoning ‘Mike’ Sun? China’s illegal agent serving as California political operative, aided Eileen Wang, sentenced to 4 years in federal prisonA 65-year-old political strategist, Yaoning "Mike" Sun, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for acting as an undisclosed agent of the Peop...
Husband claims company wrongfully fired wife using technicality, post goes viralA manufacturing worker's sudden dismissal from a unionized plant has ignited a workplace dispute. Management allegedly manufactured miscond...
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 ...
Is it legal to be forced to stay after clocking out? Employee alleges wage theft at job - what do labor laws say?An employee ignited discussions online after claiming their manager asked them to clock out while still performing duties, sometimes remain...
US labor board withdraws claims Apple CEO violated employee rights: ReportThe U.S. labor board has withdrawn several allegations against Apple, including claims that CEO Tim Cook violated federal labor law by send...
Swedish pension fund AP7 blacklists Tesla, says union rights violations in U.S. crossed the ethical lineSweden's AP7 pension fund divested its $1.36 billion stake in Tesla due to the EV maker's labor rights violations in the United States. Des...
Brazil prosecutors sue BYD for violating labour rightsBrazilian labour prosecutors have filed a public civil action against Chinese carmaker BYD and two contractors for alleged human traffickin...
Child labor to be permitted in Florida? State debates as jobs go vacant following departure of undocumented immigrantsFlorida is considering reducing child labor protections to address labor shortages caused by tighter immigration laws. A proposed bill woul...
Donald Trump fires US labor board member, hobbling agency amid legal battlesPresident Donald Trump has removed Democratic National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox from office, an unprecedented action leav...
Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' at BYD construction site in BrazilBrazilian officials discovered 163 Chinese workers in "slavery-like conditions" at a BYD factory construction site in Bahia. The workers we...
US labor board bans mandatory anti-union meetings in ruling against AmazonThe National Labor Relations Board said that so-called "captive audience meetings," which have been legal for decades and are routine durin...
MNCs in China rethink their Xinjiang connectThe Chinese government has strongly opposed any move by multinational corporations to distance themselves from commercial activity in Xinji...
Korean auto giant Hyundai investigating child labor in its U.S. supply chainAn investigative report in July documented children, including a 12-year-old, working at a Hyundai-controlled metal stamping plant in rural...
Indian-American hotelier pays $180K to settle lawsuitAn investigation by the US Department of Labor found that Bharat I Patel failed to pay hotel employees overtime and even the minimum wage.
Boeing vows to fight unfair US labor practices rulingThe US NLRB said that Boeing's videotaping of union marches, and its restrictions on personal photography by employees, violated labor law.