New model legislation developed by left-leaning researchers would provide states a path to adopt sectoral bargaining regimes similar to those that some localities have implemented for ride-hailing drivers, but experts said the proposal would need to overcome preemption questions and likely fierce opposition from employers.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has told the Ninth Circuit it should undo the dismissal of a fired Southwest Airlines worker's retaliation suit alleging he was sacked for complaining that a colleague made racist remarks, arguing the district court used the wrong legal standards to shutter his case.
A pizza delivery driver who alleged his employer failed to cover his vehicle expenses has won a second chance at his minimum wage claims after the Tenth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the district court made a fundamental error by deciding a merits question under the guise of a standing analysis.