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☆ Uber, Lyft trade group questions Biden's labor nominee's gig workers stance
  + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Rideshare and delivery companies want the Biden administration's nominee for the Department of Labor to clarify her position on an incoming worker-classification rule that could expand workers' rights, a trade group representing the companies said on Monday. The Department of Labor in October proposed a rule that would make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors, which would shake up ride-hailing, delivery and other industries that rely on gig workers. Before joining the U.S. Department of Labor, Su was the secretary for the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and before then was California labor commissioner from 2011-2018. A report on her tenure released in May 2013 found that her work resulted in a spike in enforcement activity. Reporting by Nandita Bose in Washington; Editing by Mark Porter and Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Nina Montée Karp and Dr. Harvey Karp turned the $1,700 Snoo into the holy grail of parenting. But some say they overhyped the crib's abilities and created a nightmarish corporate culture.
  + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Kate Taylor | Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +31 min
Karp and Montée Karp built the hype into a parenting-media empire that put out three books and two instructional films in 10 years. Karp and Montée Karp met at a Hollywood party in the early '90s. Karp and Montée Karp promised her independence and flexibility to accommodate her two young children's day-care schedules and a 90-minute commute. Karp and Montée Karp insisted on being involved in minutiae that most top executives hand off. Karp and Montée Karp turned the Snoo into an award-winning holy grail of parenthood in just a few years.
☆ A husband-wife duo turned the $1,700 Snoo into the holy grail of parenting, but some say they run their company like a dysfunctional 'surveillance state'
  + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Kate Taylor | Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +31 min
Karp and Montée Karp built the hype into a parenting-media empire that put out three books and two instructional films in 10 years. Karp and Montée Karp met at a Hollywood party in the early '90s. Karp and Montée Karp promised her independence and flexibility to accommodate her two young children's day-care schedules and a 90-minute commute. Karp and Montée Karp insisted on being involved in minutiae that most top executives hand off. Karp and Montée Karp turned the Snoo into an award-winning holy grail of parenthood in just a few years.
☆ Biden's Labor Secretary Walsh to depart, reportedly to head up hockey union
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Nandita Bose Andrea Shalal Rami Ayyub | Nandita Bose | Andrea Shalal | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Walsh will then start his new private-sector job as executive director of the NHL labor union, the hockey news website reported. The NHL Players' Association did not respond to a request for comment. Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su, a former California labor secretary, is expected to take over as acting secretary. As Labor secretary, Walsh had vowed to boost union membership, a key issue for Biden. The NHL players' union represents 750 athletes, according to the organization.
☆ Burger King franchise owner ordered to pay $2.2 million to 230 workers for unpaid overtime, report says
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A Burger King franchise owner was ordered to $2.2 million to workers, per the San Francisco Chronicle. Workers from six Burger King stores say they worked overtime without pay and were denied breaks. An investigation was opened into Golden Gate's Burger King franchises in 2019 and a decision reached the following year that was appealed. A group of workers at a Burger King restaurant in Nebraska resigned in July 2021 over working conditions. Calvert and Burger King did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider.
☆ Court Pauses Implementation of California Fast-Food Wage Law
  + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Heather Haddon | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Fast-food workers went on strike in November to demand that restaurant groups drop their referendum seeking to overturn a California labor law that would raise hourly wages. A state judge Friday put on hold a California law that could raise minimum wages for fast-food workers until a hearing can determine whether it should take effect next month. Save Local Restaurants, a group of franchisee and restaurant business associations, filed suit Thursday against the state’s Department of Industrial Relations challenging its intention to implement the law Jan. 1.
☆ Brandy Melville owners to pay $1.5 million settlement to thousands of employees over claims they worked 'off the clock' and without breaks
  + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
In 2021, Brandy Melville employees described racism, Hitler memes, and exploitation to Insider. Thousands of former employees of controversial fast-fashion retailer Brandy Melville are receiving checks in the mail this holiday season. Alec, who worked at Brandy Melville from 2013 to 2014, received a settlement check for $162 in late December. Over the last year, Brandy Melville has opened a number of new locations, including its second store in Australia. "I'm surprised that Brandy Melville hasn't closed down or had more people boycott them," Emily said.
☆ Janitors who clean Twitter's HQ are on strike after failed negotiations mean they face losing their jobs, union says
  + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Janitors cleaning Twitter's HQ went on strike over unfair labor practice, SEIU Local 87 says. Twitter ended the contract with the firm employing the janitors, per the California Labor Federation (CLF). The janitors face losing their jobs on Friday when the contract with the janitorial company is set to end. The union shared a picture of people who appeared to be demonstrating outside Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco. It wasn't clear which janitorial company Twitter has picked as its new contractor.
☆ Latino L.A. City Council members apologize after racist remarks leak
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +8 min
A small group of Los Angeles city leaders faced shame and castigation after an audio recording of racist remarks at a private meeting surfaced Sunday. The most egregious remarks were uttered by City Council President Nury Martinez, who seemed to verify the 2021 recording by apologizing to constituents. Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León and City Council President Nury Martinez confer at council meeting on Oct. 4. Martinez and de León and other Latino council members apologized Sunday after The Los Angeles Times reported that they had been taped making racist comments in a private meeting. The three issued a joint statement Sunday night that called past City Council support for Black Lives Matter "a facade."
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