Misclassifying employees as gig workers creates 'a race to the bottom' for businesses, Biden's top labor and antitrust regulators say

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Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of National Labor Relations Board
Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of National Labor Relations Board.

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Pennsylvania battery maker ordered to pay $22 million in back wages after DOL rules it denied thousands of workers overtime

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East Penn Manufacturing Company
Batteries being produced at East Penn Manufacturing Company.

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A 15-year-old suffered hot oil burns while using a deep fryer at a McDonald's restaurant in Tennessee, the Labor Department says

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An employee fills a bag with French fries at a branch of the McDonald's fast food chain on Martin-Luther-Strasse in Giesing
A 15-year-old McDonald's worker suffered hot oil burns while using a deep fryer, the DOL said.

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An airline was fined for imposing strict rules about high heels and makeup on female cabin crew, report says

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Vueling Airlines airplane is seen landing at El Prat Airport
Vueling has the same owner as British Airways, IAG.

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Employers can't force you to keep quiet to get severance, labor board decides, reversing Trump-era rulings

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NLRB logo in front of US flag
The NLRB ruled that employers can not require employees to sign non-disparagement clauses as part of a severance agreement.

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