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US companies backing only those seen making H-1B cutHike base pay to improve selection odds, send fewer applications tied to key roles.
American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia, watchdog report saysEach year, countless tons of American electronic waste find their way to Southeast Asia, leaving developing nations ill-equipped to handle ...
Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize? After Pakistan, now Congo joins the pushDonald Trump facilitated a peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. The deal aims to end a thirty-year conflict...
Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill sparks panic among MAGA voters: ‘We’d lose everything’President Trump's proposed $3.8 trillion tax cut bill, dubbed his "big, beautiful bill," is sparking alarm among his supporters due to pote...
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 ...
Uber and Lyft agree to give Massachusetts drivers minimum payUber and Lyft settled a legal dispute in Massachusetts, ensuring benefits for gig workers and maintaining driver classification as independ...
Biden administration issues rule that could curb 'gig' work, contractingThe U.S. Department of Labor issued a rule compelling companies to treat certain workers as employees, not contractors, impacting industrie...
At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk's rush to MarsThe records included reports of more than 100 workers suffering cuts or lacerations, 29 with broken bones or dislocations, 17 whose hands o...
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...
US waives in-person interview requirements for many visa applicants in India through December 31To be eligible for the expanded interview waiver programme, applicants seeking these visa classifications must have previously been issued ...
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...
US proposes not to issue business visa for H-1B speciality occupationsThe move, made public on Wednesday, less than two weeks ahead of the Nov 3 presidential election, is likely to impact several Indian compan...
Trump administration relaxes some rules for H-1B visasET reported on Wednesday that the US tech industry that includes firms such as Facebook and Microsoft filed a brief in a California court s...
Uber’s CEO vows to tackle those losses, with help from IndiaKhosrowshahi says Uber will continue to invest there, and is confident his team can build products that fit not just the Indian market but ...
Uber to pay $20 mn to settle lawsuit over driver classificationResolution of the long-standing fight over benefits and pay comes as Uber is preparing for its IPO later this year.
Women harassed at Uber may finally get a payday. But how much?The accord covers almost 500 women and people of colour in an October class action alleging the company paid them less than their peers and...
Juno, a ride-hailing startup, wants to kill Uber with kindnessJuno has had early success, although it is still a very small player compared to Uber and Lyft , Uber's biggest US competitor.
On-demand labour model shows first signs of flounderingThe on-demand labour model is all but flourishing in India. And yet, the touted model is showing its first signs of floundering where it al...
- Chrysler deal bars strikes for 6 years
Chrysler LLC, seeking to sell most of its assets out of bankruptcy to a new company run by Fiat SpA, won’t have to contend with a strike by...