Work Rules Contract Issues

Walmart can be sued for being negligent in hiring contractors that employ workers at their distribution centers, according to a federal ruling this week. Workers had filed the class-action lawsuit, Carrillo v. Schneider, in November that alleges they...

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TAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- Although Hon Hai Precision has made a lot of progress in working conditions at its Chinese factories, the company still faces a challenge in trying to meet a July 1 deadline for cutting working hours. The Fair Labor...

The five Blue Earth County commissioners have been handed subpoenas by county deputies, thousands of dollars in legal fees have already been incurred, and today a long-simmering salary dispute between the county's prosecuting attorneys and the county...

That trendy jacket treasured for its looks and bargain price bears hidden costs -- in lives at risk and lives actually lost. The death toll from the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh -- 1,127 dead so far -- has opened the eyes of...

NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia, a government minister said on Thursday, adding to concern about safety standards at Asian factories producing clothes cheaply for...

Sears said Wednesday it does not plan to sign a fire and building safety agreement backed by some of Europe's biggest apparel brands aimed at trying to prevent another disaster like the one in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers. Instead, the...

By Jessica Wohl May 15 (Reuters) - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. retail trade group on Wednesday, which said it would constrain legal rights of U.S....

Seattle-based Nordstrom is among a growing number of retailers taking a closer look at factory safety after a building collapse killed more than 1,100 garment workers in Bangladesh. Nordstrom's products were not made in the collapsed building, but the...

By Jessica Wohl and Nivedita Bhattacharjee May 15 (Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers...

(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died in the past six months....