CONTACT: Ori Korin, 202-822-2127 x126 okorin@americanrightsatwork.org Washington, D.C. – Last week, three employees of Louisiana-based C.J.’s Seafood, a Walmart supplier, were granted U-Visas by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a classification designed to protect immigrant crime victims and aid criminal investigations. Earlier this year, the C.J.’s Seafood workers exposed… Read More»
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Contingent workers are those not employed in traditional, full-time jobs that are expected to last. This term also covers workers who are subcontracted, employed by temp agencies, or work as independent contractors. While widely accepted as a standard business practice to enable flexibility in hiring, employers are increasingly exploiting workers… Read More»
“Creating Hourly Careers: A New Vision for Walmart and the Country” exposes the barriers to career development at the country’s most powerful retailer, and makes the case for a new way of doing business. Rather than finding opportunities for professional growth, Walmart associates are faced with a cap on wages,… Read More»
Misclassification of employees as independent contractors costs us all: federal and state governments, businesses, workers, and taxpayers. Our laws grant workers vital workplace benefits and protections, as long as the worker is a direct employee of the employer. Consequently, workers who are independent contractors in name only are cheated out… Read More»
When is a FedEx worker not a FedEx employee? When it benefits the FedEx Corporation. In a new report, Fed Up With FedEx: How FedEx Ground Tramples Workers’ Rights at Civil Rights, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and American Rights at Work document the widespread use of employee misclassification at… Read More»