Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
In an op-ed in the New York Times, Prof. Sachs and Prof. Noah Zatz argue that the law is on the NFL players’ side. Professors Sachs and Zatz explain that the First Amendment, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the National Labor Relations Act all protect the right of players to protest by kneeling during the signing of the national anthem before games. Professors Sachs and Zatz wrote separately on the issue for OnLabor lat week.
A lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California alleges that General Electric mismanaged its workers’ 401(k) plan. GE offered a standard defined contribution plan, but the lawsuit alleges that the company managed the plan for its own benefit by investing in mutual funds owned by its own subsidiary. Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Michael Hilzik argues that the lawsuit exposes the fundamental flaw in the 401(k) system: employees can receive tax benefits for investing in 401(k) plans, but the funds are managed entirely by their employers.
The White House argues that its preferred tax cut plan would “very conservatively” raise incomes by $4000 a year and could raise average incomes by up to $9000 a year. That number was based on a study by three researchers, but on Tuesday one of them, Mihir Desai of Harvard, said the White House misread the research. He estimated the actual income gain would be $800.
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September 15
Unemployment claims rise; a federal court hands victory to government employees union; and employers fire workers over social media posts.
September 14
Workers at Boeing reject the company’s third contract proposal; NLRB Acting General Counsel William Cohen plans to sue New York over the state’s trigger bill; Air Canada flight attendants reject a tentative contract.
September 12
Zohran Mamdani calls on FIFA to end dynamic pricing for the World Cup; the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement opens a probe into Scale AI’s labor practices; and union members organize immigration defense trainings.
September 11
California rideshare deal advances; Boeing reaches tentative agreement with union; FTC scrutinizes healthcare noncompetes.
September 10
A federal judge denies a motion by the Trump Administration to dismiss a lawsuit led by the American Federation of Government Employees against President Trump for his mass layoffs of federal workers; the Supreme Court grants a stay on a federal district court order that originally barred ICE agents from questioning and detaining individuals based on their presence at a particular location, the type of work they do, their race or ethnicity, and their accent while speaking English or Spanish; and a hospital seeks to limit OSHA's ability to cite employers for failing to halt workplace violence without a specific regulation in place.
September 9
Ninth Circuit revives Trader Joe’s lawsuit against employee union; new bill aims to make striking workers eligible for benefits; university lecturer who praised Hitler gets another chance at First Amendment claims.