USCIS releases first estimate of H-1B visa workers
For the first time, US Customs and Immigration Services reported the number of workers in the United States on an H-1B visa. At the start of the 2020 fiscal year, there were 583,420.
George Floyd’s death: Microsoft, Nike, Uber and other staffing buyers respond
Microsoft Corp., Amazon, Nike Inc., Uber Technologies Inc. and more are among the staffing buyers speaking out publicly as protests continue in the US over the killing of a black man, George Floyd, by a white police officer in Minneapolis.
Staffing buyer to pay $75,000 over temp’s firing
A medical device manufacturer will pay $75,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit after firing a temporary worker, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced.
H-1Bs: The complex saga continues unabated
H-1B visa holders are an important part of the workforce ecosystem, but use has become more complicated under Covid-19; some lawmakers are also on the attack.
California sues Uber, Lyft over drivers’ continued independent contractor classification
California’s attorney general and a group of city attorneys sued Uber and Lyft, alleging that the companies misclassified drivers as independent contractors in violation of a recent law that classifies them as employees.
Uber asks Trump to help independent contractors through Covid-19
Uber’s CEO asks for President Trump to help independent contractor, gig economy workers during the Covid-19 crisis in a letter, and called for a “third-way” classification between employee and independent contractor for gig workers such as drivers.
State AGs sue to stop DOL joint-employer rule
Attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit last week to stop the US Department of Labor’s new joint-employer rule.
Instacart employees likely misclassified as independent contractors, judge rules
Instacart likely misclassifies its workers as independent contractors under California law, a judge ruled when granting a preliminary injunction against the human cloud, food-delivery firm. Instacart plans to appeal the ruling, which has been stayed.
Judge denies preliminary injunction in Uber, Postmates AB 5 lawsuit
A federal judge denied a request for preliminary injunction in a lawsuit seeking to prohibit enforcement of California’s AB 5 law against drivers while the lawsuit is heard.
At large firms, one in six are gig workers
One in six workers are gig workers, and industries across the board rely on them, according to the ADP Research Institute.
