Martinez-Cuevas: Reckoning with Labor Law’s Racist Roots
The Washington Supreme Court is currently deliberating a case that could have major economic...
Martinez-Cuevas: Reckoning with Labor Law’s Racist Roots
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Uber’s Flexibility Myth: Reprise
Uber’s Flexibility Myth: Reprise
As Uber has done countless times before, it argued in a recent NYT op-ed that the firm can't...
The Pitfalls of Uber and Lyft as Franchisors
The Pitfalls of Uber and Lyft as Franchisors
Uber and Lyft are in the early stages of discussions to possibly turn many of their California...
Yet Another Reason Why We Need a Clean Slate for Labor Law
Yet Another Reason Why We Need a Clean Slate for Labor Law
If there is a silver lining in the efforts of Donald Trump’s appointees to crank out as many...
Criminal Records Exclusion, “Rational Discrimination,” and Ban the Box
Criminal Records Exclusion, “Rational Discrimination,” and Ban the Box
It is now well understood that employers discriminate against applicants with criminal records,...
A New Moment for Wrongful Discharge Law
A New Moment for Wrongful Discharge Law
At-will employment is out of favor. In recent polling from Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Data for...
A Union Default for the U.S.
A Union Default for the U.S.
Unions have traditionally had a strong levelling effect on incomes, transferring money from...
Trump’s Labor Board to U.S. Workers: “Shut Up and Work”
Trump’s Labor Board to U.S. Workers: “Shut Up and Work”
I recently wrote about how the Trump National Labor Relations Board has allowed employers to...
Why Workers Need Voice on the Job Now More than Ever
Why Workers Need Voice on the Job Now More than Ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred multiple crises in our country including a public health...
The Classification of “Gig” Workers in Canadian Work Law
The Classification of “Gig” Workers in Canadian Work Law
The central legal conundrum for labor law when it encounters platform or ‘gig’ work is one of...
Trump Appointees Keep Chipping Away at Workers’ Rights
Trump Appointees Keep Chipping Away at Workers’ Rights
Sometimes it seems like the judges and NLRB Members that Donald Trump has appointed are playing...
Commentary Round-up: Bostock v. Clayton County
Commentary Round-up: Bostock v. Clayton County
“The Supreme Court’s decision on Monday outlawing anti-LGBTQ employment discrimination is a...