Maddy Joseph is a student at Harvard Law School.
In the week after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, news outlets explored federal and state laws governing job termination for political views. Although some state or local laws go further, “federal law doesn’t offer any protection for expressing political views or participating in political activities for those who work in the private sector and don’t have a contract stating otherwise,” as The Atlantic summarizes.
Yesterday, the Second Circuit held that a customer’s price-fixing claims against Uber might be able to go to arbitration. The court determined that Uber’s online user agreement provided “reasonably conspicuous notice” that disputes would be arbitrated. As Bloomberg reports, this antitrust case is one of several that Uber has sought to keep out of court an in arbitration. As we covered, the Ninth Circuit held in September that most of Uber’s driver arbitration agreements are enforceable.
A new report by Brookings’ Hamilton Project gives a “detailed snapshot” of the 24 million people of “prime working age” out of the labor force. The study was motivated by the nation’s falling labor participation rate and concludes:
“The large number of adults who are not in the labor force is a puzzle that cannot be fully accounted for by factors like baby boomers aging out of the workforce, women engaged in caregiving, or recent college graduates delaying the responsibilities of adulthood.”
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July 6
Municipal workers in Philadelphia continue to strike; Zohran Mamdani collects union endorsements; UFCW grocery workers in California and Colorado reach tentative agreements.
July 4
The DOL scraps a Biden-era proposed rule to end subminimum wages for disabled workers; millions will lose access to Medicaid and SNAP due to new proof of work requirements; and states step up in the noncompete policy space.
July 3
California compromises with unions on housing; 11th Circuit rules against transgender teacher; Harvard removes hundreds from grad student union.
July 2
Block, Nanda, and Nayak argue that the NLRA is under attack, harming democracy; the EEOC files a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former EEOC Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels; and SEIU Local 1000 strikes an agreement with the State of California to delay the state's return-to-office executive order for state workers.
July 1
In today’s news and commentary, the Department of Labor proposes to roll back minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by public defenders over a union’s Gaza statements, and Philadelphia’s largest municipal union is on strike for first time in nearly 40 years. On Monday, the U.S. […]
June 30
Antidiscrimination scholars question McDonnell Douglas, George Washington University Hospital bargained in bad faith, and NY regulators defend LPA dispensary law.