Overview: Colorado Governor Jared Polis has passed a bill that will provide farmworkers with minimum wage and overtime pay, as well as labor organizing rights.
Progress to date: The bill was introduced on February 16, 2021 and was signed into law on June 25.
College Athlete Pay Suit Confronts NCAA's Supreme Court Loss (Correct)
A federal lawsuit in Pennsylvania that seeks to win collegiate athletes the right to compensation as employees is one of the first to consider the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision against the NCAA's limits on education-related benefits for sports stars.
The proposed collective and class action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania argues the National Collegiate Athletic Association's amateurism rule, barring pay-for-play arrangements for student athletes, violates the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and state law.
Entry-Level Manager Sues Amazon for Misclassification
HR investigation insights: suspension or administrative leave? - Lexology
Japan's May household spending growth slows from previous month | Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's household spending rose at a double-digit rate in May as consumers bought cars and mobile phones, though the pace of growth slowed from the prior month as a new wave of COVID-19 infections weighed on consumer confidence.
Japan's economy is struggling to shake off the drag from the coronavirus pandemic after the government put in place "quasi-emergency" measures in Tokyo and other major areas to curb a resurgence of infections.
Significant public health and safety concerns bring 24-hour HPD patrols to Chinatown | KHON2
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The City and County of Honolulu is beefing up police presence in Chinatown.
The mandate will put Honolulu Police Department boots on the ground in the area. Six officers will be paired off into groups to provide 24-hour patrols seven days a week.
Workers Struggles: The Americas - World Socialist Web Site
Bus drivers in Argentina's northern city of Corrientes began a strike June 30 to demand the full payment of their end-of-year bonus, or SAC ( Sueldo Anual Complementario : Annual Complementary Wage) from 2020 and parity with the national wage for transportation workers.
The drivers, employed by the ERSA transportation corporation, opposed the division of the SAC into three parts, which the UTA transportation union had agreed to, and demanded full payment, as has been the practice for decades.
Japan wages data for May, nominal +1.9% y/y, real +2.0% y/y
“We move the economy forward.
For the past 18 months, essential workers have been lauded across the country－their praises heard in the exuberant clanging of pots daily at 7 pm daily in NYC , in recognition of those who've put their own health and safety at risk to keep others and the economy up and running.
Happening on Twitter
One Colorado scientist's uphill fight to convince the world that coronavirus spreads through the air "In retrospe… https://t.co/OldLyPt7w6 jljcolorado (from Boulder, CO) Mon Jul 05 15:45:56 +0000 2021
That one time @T_Raw1691 thought he was being optioned to @JaxShrimp. Here's how the All-Star found out he was he… https://t.co/iJzpSwCEll Marlins (from @loanDepotpark) Mon Jul 05 15:25:36 +0000 2021
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