Today’s News & Commentary — December 7, 2020
Sunday saw almost 174,000 new cases of coronavirus. Hospital beds fill across the country, and...
Today’s News & Commentary — December 7, 2020
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Today’s News & Commentary—October 30, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary—October 30, 2020
According to the Department of Labor, last week, an additional 732,000 people sought...
Today’s News & Commentary—September 18, 2020
Today’s News & Commentary—September 18, 2020
As the unemployment rate remains high, workers across the nation are beginning to receive...
Weekend News & Commentary— August 16, 2020
Weekend News & Commentary— August 16, 2020
This week, Reveal completed their investigative series “American Rehab” that follows and...
No News & Commentary Today — August 5, 2020
No News & Commentary Today — August 5, 2020
Due to power outages across the East Coast, we are unable to post a News & Commentary...
A Primer on Remedial Workplace Affirmative Action
A Primer on Remedial Workplace Affirmative Action
When affirmative action makes headlines, it usually concerns a lawsuit challenging the...
Recreational Marijuana Use: When the Law Says Yes but the Job Says No
Recreational Marijuana Use: When the Law Says Yes but the Job Says No
While eleven states have legalized recreational marijuana and thirty-three have legalized...
A Clean Slate for Worker Power: Building a Just Economy and Democracy
A Clean Slate for Worker Power: Building a Just Economy and Democracy
After eighteen months of highly collaborative work involving over seventy academics,...
Happy Holidays From OnLabor!
Happy Holidays From OnLabor!
Happy Holidays! Here at OnLabor, we believe that all workers deserve time off — so we’ll be...
How Labor Law Could Help – Not Hinder – Tackling Big Problems
How Labor Law Could Help – Not Hinder – Tackling Big Problems
As the urgency of the climate crisis grows, the question of the role of labor in finding...
Rise Up Retail Helps Workers Win Severance
Rise Up Retail Helps Workers Win Severance
On September 18, 2017, Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy. The toy retailer had been in decline...
Garcetti’s Impact on Teachers
Garcetti’s Impact on Teachers
The Supreme Court’s First Amendment decision in Garcetti (2006), which concerned the speech of...