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A sign is seen as Activists participate in an event dubbed the Un-Birthday Party and picket line for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on July 19, 2022 in New York City. Activists gathered near Schultz's West Village home on his 75th birthday to protest the treatment of Starbucks workers attempting to unionize, as well as Schultz's recent announcement to permanently close 16 locations.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesStarbucks is asking the federal labor board to suspend all mail-in ballot union elections nationwide, alleging…

The top court in Massachusetts blocked a ballot measure Tuesday that would have asked voters to classify gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees, saying the measure overreached by limiting gig companies’ liability in some situations. The decision is a setback for companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. UBER -2.23% and Lyft Inc. LYFT -0.91% that rely on such…

The New York Times reports Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court has rejected a proposed ballot measure that would have enshrined Uber and Lyft's business model in law. The court said the measure violated the Massachusetts constitution by including two unrelated policy decisions, including one hidden by "obscure language." The bulk of the proposed ballot measure outlined limited benefits for rideshare drivers. However, the offending provision would have said that drivers couldn't be treated as an "employee or agent" of…