Beginning on Monday and continuing on Tuesday, teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky protested at their state capitols. Inspired by the successful teacher walkout in West Virginia, teachers in these states are demanding action from their state’s legislatures. Alt... More »
Earlier this week, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum directing the U.S. government to consider enacting tariffs against China and to publish a proposed list of the goods that will be subject to protective tariffs within 15 days. There will be a... More »
Yesterday, in a 2-1 decision, the Fifth Circuit vacated the fiduciary rule, which was issued by the Obama Administration. The Fifth Circuit found that the Department of Labor had acted arbitrarily and capriciously under the Administrative Procedures Act and t... More »
Public school teachers in West Virginia ended their strike yesterday when the state Senate agreed to grant teachers a five percent raise and voted to ratify the pay raise 34-0. Inspired by the actions in West Virginia, teachers in Oklahoma and Kentucky have r... More »
An article in Law360 describes the National Labor Relations Board Inspector General’s report on the decision of NLRB Member Bill Emanuel not to recuse himself from Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors Ltd. This case reversed the joint employer standard established... More »
The Boston Globe reports that a group of 500 airport workers at Logan Airport are preparing to strike this afternoon. Employed by ReadyJet and Flight Services & Systems, these baggage handlers, wheelchair attendants, cabin cleaners, and skycaps, have auth... More »
Last night, President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to Congress. In terms of policy goals, President Trump focused on infrastructure spending and immigration reform. President Trump put forth a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan to “giv... More »
In “The Case for Letting Uber Drivers Organize,” Samuel Estreicher argues that the 1914 Clayton Act allows rideshare drivers to organize without violating antitrust law. In the Clayton Act, Congress exempted workers from antitrust principles. Congress specif... More »
The Trump Administration estimates that the first stage of its plan to build a border wall between the United States and Mexico would cost $18 billion over the next ten years. This money would be used to build 316 miles of a new physical barrier and strengthe... More »
The Washington Post examines Congress’s full agenda in the face of impending deadlines. Priorities include legislation to stave off a government shutdown, the reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and concerns over the fate of the... More »
This week the Supreme Court announced that it will allow the Trump Administration to implement the third version of its travel ban while suits challenging the order are litigated in the lower courts. The two orders lifting the injunction represent a victory f... More »
Allegations of sexual harassment against high-profile men continued to mount yesterday with the announcement of accusations against news anchor Charlie Rose and Democratic Representative John Conyers. As discussions turn to how to prevent sexual harassment in... More »
April 4th, 2018