/tags/labor-laws labor laws en-US WLRN Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-02-29/heat-protections-workers-florida-miami-legislation-hb433 As Miami-Dade County considers new standards for outdoor workers on the back of a record-breaking summer, Florida lawmakers look set to pass legislation which would make local heat protections "void and unenforceable" — while also delaying for four years the state’s own ability to enact standards. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-02-29/heat-protections-workers-florida-miami-legislation-hb433 Valerie Crowder /business/2023-11-22/publix-back-pay-unpaid-overtime-work-federal-lawsuit A group of hourly-paid department managers this week joined assistant department managers in a federal lawsuit against Publix, alleging the regional supermarket chain failed to pay them overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:20:57 GMT /business/2023-11-22/publix-back-pay-unpaid-overtime-work-federal-lawsuit Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2023-10-03/miami-dade-commissioners-protections-outdoor-workers-extreme-heat South Florida activists held a “water fast” to urge Miami−Dade commissioners to pass an ordinance to protect almost 100,000 people required to work outdoors during record high temperatures. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-03/miami-dade-commissioners-protections-outdoor-workers-extreme-heat WLRN News Staff, Julia Cooper /health/2023-01-12/hospitals-use-of-volunteer-staff-runs-risk-of-skirting-labor-laws-experts-say Hospitals using volunteers is commonplace. But some labor experts argue that deploying unpaid workers to do tasks that benefits the bottom line lets for-profit facilities skirt federal laws, deprives employees of work, and potentially exploits the volunteers. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 19:00:00 GMT /health/2023-01-12/hospitals-use-of-volunteer-staff-runs-risk-of-skirting-labor-laws-experts-say Lauren Sausser - Kaiser Health News /economy/2023-01-11/amazon-loses-bid-to-overturn-historic-union-win-at-staten-island-warehouse Amazon should recognize its first unionized warehouse in the U.S., a federal labor official ruled. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:30:00 GMT /economy/2023-01-11/amazon-loses-bid-to-overturn-historic-union-win-at-staten-island-warehouse Alina Selyukh, Giulia Heyward /economy/2022-12-09/starbucks-union-organizing-gave-labor-a-jolt-of-energy-in-2022 Starbucks workers unionized at record speed. But workers are now filing fewer unionization petitions, one year on. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 19:00:00 GMT /economy/2022-12-09/starbucks-union-organizing-gave-labor-a-jolt-of-energy-in-2022 Mary Yang /news/2022-12-07/mcdonalds-franchise-owners-are-caught-violating-child-labor-laws Santonastasso Enterprises broke the law when more than a 100 teens were asked to work too many hours or too many late shifts, according to the Department of Labor. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 22:30:00 GMT /news/2022-12-07/mcdonalds-franchise-owners-are-caught-violating-child-labor-laws Vanessa Romo /2022-06-03/latam-news-roundup-fair-food-program-wildlife-thursday-mosquitoes The first round of election results are in for Colombia, and we catch up on other Latin America headlines. Plus, an initiative to try to improve conditions for farmworkers on and off the field. And it’s Wildlife Thursday — we’re talking about those tiny pesky critters we love to hate — mosquitoes. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:22:00 GMT /2022-06-03/latam-news-roundup-fair-food-program-wildlife-thursday-mosquitoes Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz, Daniel Rivero /news/2022-05-11/two-jacksonville-starbucks-are-among-first-in-state-to-unionize Two Jacksonville Starbucks stores voted to unionize Tuesday, following a Tallahassee Starbucks that was the first to unionize in Florida last week. Wed, 11 May 2022 10:20:51 GMT /news/2022-05-11/two-jacksonville-starbucks-are-among-first-in-state-to-unionize Raymon Troncoso /news/2022-05-03/starbucks-says-employees-getting-new-benefits-but-not-at-stores-that-are-unionizing On an investor call, Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz said the company was investing $1 billion to raise wages, enhance benefits and modernize stores. But unionized stores won't get some of that. Wed, 04 May 2022 13:22:48 GMT /news/2022-05-03/starbucks-says-employees-getting-new-benefits-but-not-at-stores-that-are-unionizing Andrea Hsu