Ruling that Uber is a taxi service, not a tech platform, is a significant event
The EU’s highest court on Wednesday declared that Uber was a transportation business, not just a technology platform, another blow to a company already grappling with scandals and regulatory setback. New York Times
Employment Law This Week – December 2017: Special Year-End Wrap-Up [VIDEO]
Brief year in review covers new state and local paid-leave laws; the ramping up of equal pay legislation; workplace sexual harassment in the news; the trend toward increased cybersecurity evaluation and significant changes to wage and hourly regulations. National Law Review
People Analytics: Here With A Vengeance
Bersin reviews new Deloitte research showing how people analytics is finally being applied effectively toward measuring diversity, gender pay equity, skills gaps, labor utilization, retention rates, real-time feedback and organizational network analysis. Some 69 percent of companies worldwide are integrating data to build people analytics databases. JoshBersin.com
NLRB Overrules Browning-Ferris Industries and Reinstates Prior Joint-Employer Standard
On Dec. 14, the NLRB overruled a highly controversial Obama-era decision that made it easier for unions and workers to hold companies accountable for the actions of other companies’ contractors and franchisees. The renewed definition of a joint employer is one that has directly and immediately controlled another entity’s key employment terms regarding its employees. NLRB
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