Today’s News and Commentary — August 20, 2021
News has come out that Current Affairs, a socialist magazine, fired all but one of its...
Today’s News and Commentary — August 20, 2021
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Today’s News and Commentary—Friday, August 6, 2021
Today’s News and Commentary—Friday, August 6, 2021
AFL-CIO president and key labor leader Richard Trumka passed away yesterday. Originally a mine...
NDWA-Handy Pilot: Major Gains for Workers Long Excluded from Labor Law’s Protections
NDWA-Handy Pilot: Major Gains for Workers Long Excluded from Labor Law’s Protections
Today, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) announced a new pilot program for domestic...
Why Universal Basic Income is a Labor Issue
Why Universal Basic Income is a Labor Issue
Most associate the call for Universal Basic Income (UBI) with former presidential candidate...
The Injustice of UI Clawbacks
The Injustice of UI Clawbacks
Across the country hundreds of thousands of people are receiving notices from their state...
How Courts Could Guarantee Time off to Vote
How Courts Could Guarantee Time off to Vote
On Tuesday, Georgia’s primary chaotically illustrated how pandemic conditions are likely to...
Today’s News & Commentary — April 6, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary — April 6, 2020
On Sunday, the Department of Labor issued new guidance clarifying gig workers’ eligibility for...
Paid Leave in the Time of Coronavirus: Lessons from Texas
Paid Leave in the Time of Coronavirus: Lessons from Texas
On Wednesday, Congress passed the first widespread federal paid sick leave mandate within its...
Review of The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder
Review of The Rise of the Working-Class Shareholder
Last Monday the Labor and Employment Action Project (LEAP) at Harvard Law School hosted David...
Today’s News & Commentary — July 20, 2018
Today’s News & Commentary — July 20, 2018
For the discriminatory loss of early retirement benefits, the New York State Nurses Association...
Workers, Benefits, and Protections in the U.S Gig Economy
Workers, Benefits, and Protections in the U.S Gig Economy
“Gig economy” or “online platform” companies that provide personal labor services—Uber, Lyft,...
Today’s News & Commentary — July 2, 2018
Today’s News & Commentary — July 2, 2018
Minimum wages are rising across the country. On Sunday, San Francisco’s minimum wage reached...