Force Workers: Labor Standards

force workers: Under one, companies could be forced to reclassify hundreds of thousands of independent contractors as employees with broad labor law protections, according to The Independent. Under another, bosses could no longer force workers into closed-door arbitration proceedings, a tactic which protects businesses from costly lawsuits. Sweeping new laws curbing longtime employment practices take effect, aimed at reducing economic inequality and giving workers more power in their jobs. The new laws are about job quality what it means to work in a just workplace, said California Labor Secretary Julie Su. We want to support businesses who look at their role in a holistic and humane sense. California leads the way on labor standards and we're not going to let employers do end runs around those standards. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.