AMERICAS

[US] Uber and Lyft will pay New York drivers $328m [US] Uber and Lyft will pay New York drivers $328m

The agreement has resolved a long investigation by New York attorney general, Letitia James, who called it the largest wage...
04 Nov 2024

[Canada] Less than 20 per cent of employers have pay transparency strategies [Canada] Less than 20 per cent of employers have pay transparency strategies

Companies have begun to respond to demand but only 16 per cent have implemented a pay transparency strategy.
30 Oct 2024

[US] Hooters ordered to Pay $250,000 to settle EEOC race and colourism lawsuit [US] Hooters ordered to Pay $250,000 to settle EEOC race and colourism lawsuit

The layoffs included a class of employees who were Black and/or had a dark skin tone and worked as Hooters...
27 Oct 2024

[US] Meta employees fired for spending food allowances on personal items [US] Meta employees fired for spending food allowances on personal items

Many of Facebook parent company Meta’s corporate offices have elaborate on-site dining as an employee perk.
27 Oct 2024

Latest From the States: IRS Releases Some Key 2025 Payroll Amounts Latest From the States: IRS Releases Some Key 2025 Payroll Amounts

The Social Security Administration already made changes based on that year-over-year increase in the CPI.
23 Oct 2024

[US] Two big changes for Social Security payments in 2025 [US] Two big changes for Social Security payments in 2025

This adjustment affects all benefits paid out by the SSA to retired workers, their spouses and survivors as well as...
22 Oct 2024