The Shameful Defeat of David Weil’s Nomination
On March 30, 2022, David Weil’s nomination to head the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour...
The Shameful Defeat of David Weil’s Nomination
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Today’s News & Commentary — April 29, 2022
Today’s News & Commentary — April 29, 2022
Delta Airlines announced this week it would begin paying flights attendants for time spent...
Today’s News & Commentary — April 1, 2022
Today’s News & Commentary — April 1, 2022
Yesterday the U.S. Senate voted down President Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of...
The State of Labor in the State of the Union
The State of Labor in the State of the Union
I think it is fair to say that based on President Biden’s first State of the Union (SOTU)...
Congressman Andy Levin’s Case for the PRO Act
Congressman Andy Levin’s Case for the PRO Act
This is a condensed version of an article published in the March 2022 issue of the Harvard...
Today’s News & Commentary — February 28, 2022
Today’s News & Commentary — February 28, 2022
Employers are divided on company-level vaccination policy, according to a New York Times survey...
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Labor Decisions
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Labor Decisions
On February 25, the White House announced that President Joe Biden intends to nominate Ketanji...
What’s in the White House Task Force Report on Worker Organizing and Empowerment?
What’s in the White House Task Force Report on Worker Organizing and Empowerment?
On April 26, 2021, President Biden, who pledged on the campaign trail to be “the most pro-union...
Today’s News & Commentary — February 14, 2022
Today’s News & Commentary — February 14, 2022
Starbucks workers across the United States are in the middle of a historic unionization wave. A...
GOP Senators Owe Judge Sung an Apology
GOP Senators Owe Judge Sung an Apology
In December, the Senate confirmed Jennifer Sung to a seat on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...
Public Banks: What Are They, and How Might They Impact Workers?
Public Banks: What Are They, and How Might They Impact Workers?
Since the Great Recession in 2008, a surge of discourse regarding public banking has emerged....
Unpreemption: The NLRB’s Untapped Power to Authorize State Experimentation
Unpreemption: The NLRB’s Untapped Power to Authorize State Experimentation
The 2020 election of President Biden coupled with Democratic control of Congress brought with...