Starbucks sent a letter to the president of Workers United on Friday seeking to resume stalled contract negotiations with workers at its unionized stores, though the company did not commit to proceeding in a hybrid bargaining format the union has demanded.
Proposed regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act drew more than 100,000 comments after being submitted in August, and the Dec. 29 deadline for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to issue a final rule is approaching fast. Here, worker-side lawyers and advocates tell Law360 what they want to see in the final version.
State and city lawmakers are expected to keep passing increased worker protections in the coming year, including expanded leave laws, salary history bans and minimum pay standards for app-based workers — signaling a sustained shift in workplace norms, attorneys said. Here, Law360 explores the legislative trends that employment law practitioners should watch out for in 2024.