Employees or Independent Contractors? Insights from Japan
Recently in the United States, in response to the emergence of “gig economy,” the debate...
Employees or Independent Contractors? Insights from Japan
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What’s Going on with the Ninth Circuit’s Title VII Joint Employer Test?
What’s Going on with the Ninth Circuit’s Title VII Joint Employer Test?
In February, the Ninth Circuit held that two Washington State fruit growers could face Title...
Untethered Textualism in the Seventh Circuit’s Kleber Ruling on Age Bias in Hiring
Untethered Textualism in the Seventh Circuit’s Kleber Ruling on Age Bias in Hiring
Textualism in statutory interpretation is a good thing because, as the late Justice Antonin...
Religious Freedom for All, and Accommodation for Some
Religious Freedom for All, and Accommodation for Some
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination based on...
Employee Liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: An Explainer
Employee Liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: An Explainer
Mike Miller planned to quit his job and begin working for his employer’s competitor. Before...
Why We Shouldn’t Rush to Celebrate Instacart’s New Tipping Policy
Why We Shouldn’t Rush to Celebrate Instacart’s New Tipping Policy
It’s no surprise that gig-economy companies are careful to avoid disclosing just how little...
Post-Dynamex, California Legislature Takes Up the Worker Classification Question
Post-Dynamex, California Legislature Takes Up the Worker Classification Question
Last spring, the California Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the gig economy with its...
The WNBA’s Glass Ceiling
The WNBA’s Glass Ceiling
Since its inception as the best women’s basketball league in the world, the WNBA has been on a...
The Green New Deal Should Help Workers Already Hit by Climate Change
The Green New Deal Should Help Workers Already Hit by Climate Change
You don’t need to read through much of the Green New Deal (GND) to appreciate the scale of the...
Can Employers Outsource Retaliation to Their Lawyers? The Ninth Circuit Says No
Can Employers Outsource Retaliation to Their Lawyers? The Ninth Circuit Says No
This January, undocumented dairy worker José Arias secured a million-dollar settlement in a...
Guest Post: Why UBI Proponents Should Support Labor Law Reform
Guest Post: Why UBI Proponents Should Support Labor Law Reform
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
Guest Post: Curtis Ellis Considered to Lead the Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Bloomberg/BNA’s Ben Penn is reporting that the White House is considering appointing Curtis...