Today’s News & Commentary — May 5, 2022
Members of the Environmental Protection Agency's largest union plan to ask the Biden...
Today’s News & Commentary — May 5, 2022
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The Shameful Defeat of David Weil’s Nomination
The Shameful Defeat of David Weil’s Nomination
On March 30, 2022, David Weil’s nomination to head the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour...
Today’s News and Commentary — April 15, 2022
Today’s News and Commentary — April 15, 2022
A Black contract worker at Tesla who alleged he was racially discriminated against at the...
Today’s News & Commentary — April 1, 2022
Today’s News & Commentary — April 1, 2022
Yesterday the U.S. Senate voted down President Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of...
Farmworker Overtime Benefits
Farmworker Overtime Benefits
The Current Overtime Threshold for Farmworkers On January 28, 2022, the New York Farm Laborer...
Fighting Workplace Caste Discrimination: An Explainer — Part II
Fighting Workplace Caste Discrimination: An Explainer — Part II
This post is the second of a two-part series that addresses caste discrimination in American...
What’s in the White House Task Force Report on Worker Organizing and Empowerment?
What’s in the White House Task Force Report on Worker Organizing and Empowerment?
On April 26, 2021, President Biden, who pledged on the campaign trail to be “the most pro-union...
COVID-19 and Whistleblowers: The Expansion of Legislative Protections and Judicial Guidance
COVID-19 and Whistleblowers: The Expansion of Legislative Protections and Judicial Guidance
On March 30, 2020, after complaining to management about the lack of personal protective...
On Jorts: The Labor Cat
On Jorts: The Labor Cat
It’s only February, but 2022 has already blessed the labor movement with a new icon. If you are...
GOP Senators Owe Judge Sung an Apology
GOP Senators Owe Judge Sung an Apology
In December, the Senate confirmed Jennifer Sung to a seat on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...
How Not to Read the OSH Act
How Not to Read the OSH Act
In staying OSHA’s COVID-19 emergency temporary standard, six U.S. Supreme Court Justices joined...
Today’s News & Commentary — November 24, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary — November 24, 2021
On the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, workers across the country and around the world are...