Google Contract Staff Reach Union Deal Banning Keystroke Monitoring December 19, 2024 By Josh Eidelson A group of Google Help staffers reached a union contract with their employer, Accenture Plc, securing protections on remote work...
Amazon Ignored Its Own Worker Safety Studies, Senate Report Says December 18, 2024 By Matt Day Amazon.com Inc. leaders rejected internal recommendations that the company relax warehouse worker productivity rates to curb injuries, according to a...
Sony’s Bungie Video Game Unit Sued by Top Director Who Was Fired Earlier This Year December 13, 2024 By Cecilia D'Anastasio A former top executive with Sony Group Corp.’s Bungie video-game studio sued his former employers, claiming they destroyed his reputation...
BHP, Rio Accused of Allowing Sexual Harassment on Mine Sites December 11, 2024 By Jason Scott BHP Group Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group allowed environments on their Australian mining sites where female staff faced systemic sexual...
Extreme Heat Puts Garment Factory Workers at Risk, Study Shows December 11, 2024 By Helen Reid Workers in some of the world’s biggest garment manufacturing hubs in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Pakistan are increasingly exposed to extreme...
Apple Accused of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices December 3, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Apple has been accused in a new lawsuit of illegally monitoring its workers’ personal devices and iCloud accounts while also...
Disney Settles Suit Over Women’s Pay for $43 Million November 26, 2024 Walt Disney agreed to pay $43.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its female employees in California earned $150...
Ex-Managing Director Ravich Sues TCW Over Firing ‘for Cause’ November 14, 2024 By Chris Dolmetsch TCW Group Inc. was sued by former group managing director Jess Ravich, who claims the asset manager made up grounds...
UnitedHealth Emails Reveal Tension Over Cuts to Doctor Pay November 6, 2024 By John Tozzi UnitedHealth Group Inc. systematically cut what it paid for emergency room visits and mental health care to doctors outside of...
Lyft to Pay $2 Million to Resolve FTC Suit Over Driver Pay October 28, 2024 By Malathi Nayak and Natalie Lung Lyft Inc. agreed to pay $2.1 million to resolve a lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission accusing the ride-hailing...