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Jason Salgado

Jason Salgado is a student at Harvard Law School and a member of the Labor and Employment Lab.

Effective Enforcement During COVID-19 and Beyond: Strengthening California’s Private Attorneys General Act

Effective Enforcement During COVID-19 and Beyond: Strengthening California’s Private Attorneys General Act

COVID-19 has laid bare the consequences of years of noncompliance with and underenforcement of...

Jason Salgado
May 1, 2020

Covid-19 Shows Urgent Need to Hold Gig-Companies Accountable for Misclassification

Covid-19 Shows Urgent Need to Hold Gig-Companies Accountable for Misclassification

So-called “gig-economy” workers are on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. Instacart and...

Jason Salgado
Apr 15, 2020

States Must Expand and Better Communicate UI Benefits Amid Pandemic

States Must Expand and Better Communicate UI Benefits Amid Pandemic

Last week, a record 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to...

Niki Rubin and Jason Salgado
Mar 27, 2020