OnLabor

Law. Workers. Organizing.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
In The News

May 4, 2023

To Effectively Support Democracy, Donors Need to Support Worker Rights

The Center for Labor and a Just Economy -- led by Prof. Block as Executive Director and Prof. Sachs as Faculty Director -- recognized for its research on labor and democracy.

Jacobin
In The News

Apr 29, 2023

The Teamsters Organized Some Amazon Delivery Workers. What Happens Next Is Complicated.

Prof. Sachs on how Amazon is attempting to resist its workers' unionization efforts by hiding behind subcontractor relationships.

Vox
In The News

Apr 28, 2023

Workers just beat Amazon in a union battle, but the war is far from over

Prof. Sachs on how Amazon is attempting to resist its workers' unionization efforts by hiding behind subcontractor relationships.

Bloomberg

NBCUniversal Told Managers to Fight Unions in Role-Playing Exercise

Prof. Sachs on how NBCUniversal's corporate manager training session violates the spirit, if not the letter, of federal labor law.

April 3, 2023
News & Commentary

Chinmay G. Pandit

Tech@Work — Courts continue to shape the contours of Illinois’s BIPA legislation. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs estimates a substantial global productivity boost from workplace AI tools.

January 30, 2023
News & Commentary

Chinmay G. Pandit

Tech@Work — Illinois’s highest court considers whether federal collective bargaining law preempts BIPA; the EEOC publishes a new plan to enforce nondiscrimination laws against AI hiring technology; and working professionals discover the wonders — and dangers — of ChatGPT.

The Biometric Information Privacy Act: Illinois’s Model for Regulating Employers’ Biometric Data Collection

Dec 8, 2022 Chinmay G. Pandit

How a first-of-its-kind Illinois law is protecting employees' rights to keep their biometric information private.

November 2, 2022
News & Commentary

Chinmay G. Pandit

Tech@Work — Truck drivers win a landmark verdict in a first-of-its-kind biometric privacy trial; new research addresses the dearth of geospatial technology regulation; and an American Airline subsidiary moves toward settlement in its own biometric privacy lawsuit.

Understanding the Noise Around Quiet Quitting

Oct 11, 2022 Chinmay G. Pandit

Why an old phenomenon has gone viral — and how employers are responding

October 4, 2022
News & Commentary

Chinmay G. Pandit

In today’s Tech@Work: The DOJ warns employers that recruiting platforms may put them at risk of violating immigration laws. Additionally, Microsoft’s CEO cautions managers against spying on employees. DOJ Warns Employers that Recruiting Platforms May Put Them at Risk of Violating Immigration Laws The Justice Department warned employers that using online recruiting platforms may run […]