A New Jersey federal judge ruled Friday that adult entertainers who perform on a streaming service are independent contractors under federal wage law but employees under New Jersey law, handing both sides partial wins in a wage class and collective action over the platform's pay practices.
Massachusetts' landmark certification of a bargaining unit comprising the state's nearly 70,000 rideshare drivers has set the stage for a closely watched contract campaign without direct precedent in U.S. labor history.
The former mail carrier behind a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made it harder for employers to deny religious accommodations and GOP state attorneys general are among a chorus of amici backing a bid for high court review from Washington firefighters who were denied faith-based COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. Here's a look at their arguments.