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[Haiti] Minimum wage increases of up to 54% after garment worker protests [Haiti] Minimum wage increases of up to 54% after garment worker protests

Haiti has promoted itself as a centre for clothing manufacturing for decades thanks to low wages and its proximity to...
23 Feb 2022

[US] California Senate bill aims to close gender and racial pay gaps [US] California Senate bill aims to close gender and racial pay gaps

In addition, the bill - introduced by Senator Monique Limón - wants companies to publicly report pay data broken down...
23 Feb 2022

[Bermuda] Minister plans disability rights legislation [Bermuda] Minister plans disability rights legislation

The minister said it was important to make sure there were protections for people with disabilities to be “at least...
21 Feb 2022

[US] New York City will raise minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers [US] New York City will raise minimum pay for Uber and Lyft drivers

The order from the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will go into effect on March 1 and impact an estimated 90,000...
18 Feb 2022

[US] Congress approves milestone sexual harassment bill [US] Congress approves milestone sexual harassment bill

The bill is retroactive, which is significant because it nullifies language compelling arbitration in contracts nationwide.
16 Feb 2022

[US] 18-month federal prison sentence for CEO’s failure to pay all payroll taxes [US] 18-month federal prison sentence for CEO’s failure to pay all payroll taxes

Mr Lucas collected more than $2.1 million in withholdings between late 2011 and mid-2015 yet paid only $760,017 of the...
14 Feb 2022

[US] Will labour law protect union leaders fired by Starbucks? [US] Will labour law protect union leaders fired by Starbucks?

The reality is that employers regularly fire union activists, whether the terminations are justified or not.
11 Feb 2022