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...
28 Jun, 2025, 11.42 PM 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
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...
28 Jun, 2024, 02.55 PM IST
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...
09 Jan, 2024, 09.30 PM IST
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...
11 Nov, 2023, 01.22 PM 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 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 ...
27 Feb, 2022, 04.57 PM 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
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...
22 Oct, 2020, 04.19 PM IST
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...
14 Aug, 2020, 09.04 AM IST
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 ...
25 Oct, 2019, 09.23 AM IST
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.
12 Mar, 2019, 11.20 PM IST
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...
11 Apr, 2018, 10.13 AM IST
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.
27 Oct, 2016, 10.14 AM IST
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...
29 Jul, 2015, 09.33 AM IST
- 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...
14 May, 2009, 12.53 AM IST