Labor
Several New York City restaurants now use virtual cashiers—workers in the Philippines who appear on screens via Zoom—to greet customers and take orders. The $3-an-hour workers are employed by Happy Cashier, a startup helping restaurants cut costs amid high rents and inflation. The practice is legal but has sparked backlash from labor advocates who warn it could […]
On July 6th New York State just passed a new labor law protecting nurses when it comes to overtime. The state of New York will no longer allow mandatory overtime for nurses there will be some exceptions to this new rule. These exceptions include, Unforeseen emergencies Disasters Situations where patient safety necessitates overtime, such as […]
A new bill has passed by lawmakers in New York that will affect warehouse productivity in the state. This will also affect the metrics used by Amazon which has come under fire lately for the treatment of its workers. Labor and safety advocates have criticized Amazon for quotas that require workers in warehouses to work […]
South Carolina man was awarded over $200,000 after working at a diner for 30 years and being taken advantage of for 5 of those years. The victim identified is John Christopher Smith was awarded the money after being taking advantage of due to his intellectual disabilities and was forced to work over hundred of hours […]
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