“But the fear among advocates like Wilneida Negrón, director of policy research at the advocacy organization Coworker, is that many of the algorithms on the market could be used for punitive measures, like laying off workers deemed a flight risk.”

“How do I know this? Well, Silviano Blan, a Delta flight attendant, has launched a petition for the airline to “Restore lounge access that employees paid for.”

“A Coworker.org database of bossware found that more than 550 products are already in use in workplaces.”

“An anonymous H-E-B employee is calling for company CEO Howard Butt, III to change the grocery store’s sick day policy after alleging they were told to continue working after testing positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 1, 2023.”

“The coworker.org petition claims the San Antonio-based grocery chain replaced its previous COVID absence policy with one that penalizes employees who stay home after testing positive for COVID.”