Uber Settles Major Employee / Contractor Lawuits, But Not the Complicated Issue Underlying Them

Uber settled a couple of big lawsuits on Thursday, but the fundamental question underlying the sharing economy still remains.

Temporary Foreign Workers Subjected to Same Wage Discrimination as Undocumented Workers: Report

Undocumented workers aren't the only ones subjected to backbreaking work conditions and wage discrimination; legal migrant workers also experience the same workplace drawbacks.

May Day Inspires Hundreds in L.A. to March for Immigration Reform, Workers' Rights

Formerly known as International Worker's Day, May Day traditionally represents a celebration of workers' rights. However, during the past decade in the U.S, it has become a day to advocate for several issues, including immigration reform and raising the national minimum wage. "Si se puede!" -- Yes, we can -- rang throughout the air as immigration reform and undocumented immigrants' rights were the main focus of this year's march.

Immigration Reform Groups Educate Day Laborers About Their Rights

On any given day around the U.S. more than 100,000 men and women can be found looking for work on selected street corners commonly known in the Hispanic community as "paradas."

France Places Restrictions On Checking Work E-mails

Lawmakers in France signed a labor agreement deal Friday that requires employers in the technology and consultancy industries to prohibit employees from checking emails and other work-related material on their computers or smartphones outside of work.

L.A. Hosts Nationwide Anti-Deportation Rally

The Free LA: No More ICE event was one of 10 similar rallies staged in Southern California, which were all part of about 70 #Not1More demonstrations held across the nation.

Whole Foods Suspends Workers For Speaking Spanish, Latino Groups Consider Boycott

Employees at a Whole Foods in Albuquerque, N.M. say they were suspended for complaining about one of the company's policies.

Undocumented Workers Seek Legal Protections in New California Bills

As the bipartisan immigration reform bill and its path to citizenship work through the Senate, California lawmakers are trying to pass bills to protect workers, including undocumented ones, from intimidation by business owners.
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