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 Religion Ninth Circuit rejects “fig leaf” accommodation for vaccine objectors Washington agency failed to make a good faith effort to respect five employees’ religious beliefs, appeals court finds Community NautaDutilh boosts Benelux practice with AKD team in Belgium Cross-border expert Julien Hick returns after more than a decade away as part of four-strong group Community Fieldfisher raids Taylor Wessing for three-strong team in Germany Restructuring expert Sebastian Buder joins alongside counsel and associate “an excellent fit”, says firm Disputes Uber and Lyft defeat male drivers’ reverse discrimination class action Drivers mount “not all men” argument against female-preference settings introduced amid litany of ride-hailing sexual assaults Activism Federal agencies weigh limits on Gaza-related workplace activism Cisco faces potential EEOC action over alleged Islamophobic harassment, while Microsoft prevails in a dispute over pro-Palestine protest dismissals Health & Safety Chinese sales worker hospitalised after being ordered to complete 200 squats Manager implemented physical punishment after team member missed daily targets Events Global Employment Summit International Employment Lawyer is delighted to announce that the third Global Employment Summit will take place on Thursday 15th October at Convene 117 W 46th Street, New York.The full-day event will bring together leading in-house counsel, HR and ER professionals, and private practitioners from across the world to take a deep dive into the key issues impacting the management of global workforces from the vantage point of US-headquartered multinationals. Research IEL Monitor IEL Monitor is a forward-looking, fully searchable database of upcoming and prospective employment and labour legislation from around the world, designed to alert in-house teams of new laws and regulations, and support timely compliance. Private Practice Leaders Natural justice and the high cost of getting it wrong Private Practice Leaders We’re living in an uncertain and troubling world In-house interview I was overwhelmed by what I didn’t know after moving in-house