On Labor

For all the sparks at the Democratic Debate, candidates from Bernie Sanders to Mike Bloomberg agree on one monumental labor policy proposal: sectoral bargaining.
Profs. Sharon Block and Ben Sachs detail the emerging Democratic consensus and what a sectoral bargaining would actually entail.

Sectoral Bargaining on the Ballot | On Labor

The taxicab exemption allows employers “engage[d] in the business of operating taxicabs” to be exempt from the overtime pay requirement. Thus, whether Uber falls within the exemption turns on whether rideshare companies are in the “business of operating taxicabs.”

https://onlabor.org/uber-overtime-and-the-taxicab-exemption/

Uber, Overtime, and the Taxicab Exemption

"Riot Games is the developer of League of Legends and runs the League of Legends Championship Series, the professional esports league with ten teams from North America competing. In 2017, Riot Games took a page from conventional sports leagues like the NFL and NBA, announcing its plans to start a players’ association called the North American League of Legends Championship Series Players Association. Its goal is to represent players’ interests at the negotiation table. Because of the structure of esports, there are three parties at play. Riot Games is the publisher and operator of the league, then the team, and finally the players.

Riot Games’ funding of its own union poses an obvious legal question: Are esports players employees of Riot Games, making it a violation for Riot Games to fund their own labor union under the NLRA?"

https://onlabor.org/is-riot-games-in-violation-of-the-nlra-for-funding-its-own-union/

Is Riot Games in Violation of the NLRA for Funding its Own Union?