EU parliament

Harassment

MEPs demand stronger EU protection from psychosocial risks

Proposed legislation would impose new duties on employers to address stress, harassment, and risks linked to algorithmic management

Yelp

Wellbeing

Yelp must face cancer survivor’s failure to rehire suit

Interviewer’s questioning of diagnosis and treatment sufficient to make a reasonable claim

Rogelio Alanis Robles, David Leal González, and Luis Cortés Salazar, Ogletree Deakins

Community

Ogletree Deakins takes senior Littler trio to open second Mexico office

Team led by David Leal González drawn by firm’s “global reach” and “commitment to client service”

Andrew Howard, Travers Smith

Community

Travers Smith taps former Deloitte people law head in London

Investigations expert Andrew Howard brings “experience, leadership, and new perspectives”

Photo: Rosa von Freytag Drabbe

Platform Workers

Uber drivers launch group action targeting black box pay algorithm

Rights group challenges opaque dynamic pay system and accuses ride-hailing giant of intrusive surveillance and profiling across Europe

Harassment

Ford to pay $2.3m to resolve EEOC claims over racist graffiti

Black, Hispanic, and Native American workers faced race and national-origin harassment at Buffalo plant, investigation concludes

Misclassification

Online grocery store settles DC claim of worker misclassification

Weee! has now faced similar claims in three US states, with drivers also alleging wage, sick pay, and safety violations

Disputes

Ohio State University settles claims of staff ties to China for $2.1m

DOJ says school failed to disclose professor’s link to Thousand Talents Programme in federal funding applications

Working Time

Japan dials back overtime oversight despite karoshi risk

Labour inspectorate will no longer implement blanket enforcement of monthly overtime limits

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