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.
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.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's proposal to scrap a longstanding data collection program faced pushback during a public hearing Tuesday, as advocates for both employers and workers challenged the agency's argument that the reports may spur discrimination against nonminorities.