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The WNBA’s Glass Ceiling

Feb 27, 2019 Heylee Bernstein

Since its inception as the best women’s basketball league in the world, the WNBA has been on a mission to empower young girls and women. WNBA teams pursue this mission through specific team-wide programs, such as the Atlanta Dream’s Inspiring Women campaign. As a league, the WNBA maintains women’s empowerment initiatives, such as its “Take […]

The Green New Deal Should Help Workers Already Hit by Climate Change

Feb 26, 2019 Nathaniel Levy

You don’t need to read through much of the Green New Deal (GND) to appreciate the scale of the change it seeks. Section (1)(a) of the non-binding resolution, introduced on February 7, declares that the federal government has a duty to “achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through a fair and just transition for all communities […]

Can Employers Outsource Retaliation to Their Lawyers? The Ninth Circuit Says No

Feb 20, 2019 Hillary Black

This January, undocumented dairy worker José Arias secured a million-dollar settlement in a Fair Labor Standards Act retaliation suit against the dairy’s lawyer. The settlement follows a 2017 ruling from the Ninth Circuit that extended the scope of retaliation liability to lawyers who are not “employers.” In an employment landscape where immigration-based retaliation is rampant, […]

Guest Post: Why UBI Proponents Should Support Labor Law Reform

Jun 23, 2017 Brishen Rogers

In recent years, political actors from a wide variety of backgrounds have begun to advocate for an unconditional basic income (UBI). The core idea is simple: the state would give all citizens or lawful residents regular cash grants without work requirements or means tests. I find the idea appealing, all else being equal, since it could help alleviate or even end dire poverty. But I believe any path to a progressive UBI must run through labor law reforms such as higher minimum wages and stronger collective bargaining rights. In this post, I explain why.

Guest Post: Curtis Ellis Considered to Lead the Bureau of International Labor Affairs

May 15, 2017 Sharon Block

Bloomberg/BNA’s Ben Penn is reporting that the White House is considering appointing Curtis Ellis to lead the Bureau of International Labor Affairs at the Department of Labor. Ellis, a Steve Bannon associate, has written that he believes progressives “literally” want the death of white working people and that the Obama Administration sought to “liquidate” American […]

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The WNBA’s Glass Ceiling

The Green New Deal Should Help Workers Already Hit by Climate Change

Can Employers Outsource Retaliation to Their Lawyers? The Ninth Circuit Says No

Guest Post: Why UBI Proponents Should Support Labor Law Reform

Guest Post: Curtis Ellis Considered to Lead the Bureau of International Labor Affairs