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Andre Manuel is a student at Harvard Law School and a member of the Labor and Employment Lab.

Judicial Nominations are a Workers’ Rights Issue

Apr 20, 2021 Andre Manuel

With newfound control of the executive and legislative branches, Democrats are considering a raft of much-needed legislative reforms, in the labor and employment world and beyond. But with the federal courts largely captured by right-wing and corporate interests, substantive legal reform can only go so far. Federal judges will determine the contours of any new […]

It’s Time to Repeal Work Requirements

Mar 16, 2021 Andre Manuel

The Biden Administration recently moved to remove work requirements from the Medicaid Program, ensuring that low-income Americans have health insurance whether or not they work. This welcome change is a recognition of the fact that work requirements unfairly punish people living in poverty and are out of sync with workers’ needs in the modern economy. […]

The Tipped Subminimum Wage has Sexist and Racist Origins: It’s Time to End it

Feb 17, 2021 Andre Manuel

Following through on President Biden’s campaign promise, Congressional Democrats have proposed increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2026. The proposed law will finally eliminate the federal subminimum wage for tipped workers, which currently stands at $2.13. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which establishes the national minimum wage, also creates a […]

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Judicial Nominations are a Workers’ Rights Issue

It’s Time to Repeal Work Requirements

The Tipped Subminimum Wage has Sexist and Racist Origins: It’s Time to End it