The Aftereffects of IATSE’s Strike Authorization
On January 29, 2022, postproduction staff at Vice Media ratified a new three-year agreement...
The Aftereffects of IATSE’s Strike Authorization
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Collecting Money is Too Hard for Workers Who Have Experienced Wage Theft
Collecting Money is Too Hard for Workers Who Have Experienced Wage Theft
When I learned I would be joining the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau’s (HLAB) Wage-and-Hour practice,...
Seven Chinese Construction Workers Sued a Saipan Casino and Won.
Seven Chinese Construction Workers Sued a Saipan Casino and Won.
Migrant workers, especially indebted ones, are highly vulnerable to forced labor exploitation...
Want a More Representative Federal Workforce? Pay More Interns.
Want a More Representative Federal Workforce? Pay More Interns.
Over the summer, President Biden issued a lengthy Executive Order on “Diversity, Equity,...
All Is Not Fair in Work and Scheduling
All Is Not Fair in Work and Scheduling
In 2014, the NY Times published a profile of Jannette Navarro, a 22-year-old Starbucks barista...
Don’t Let Amazon Eat the Film Industry – It’s Just a Side Dish
Don’t Let Amazon Eat the Film Industry – It’s Just a Side Dish
American University Communications Professor Patricia Aufderheide recently warned in the New...
California’s Garment Worker Protection Act Serves as a Victory Against Rampant Wage Theft and Signals a Call for Accountability in All Supply Chains
California’s Garment Worker Protection Act Serves as a Victory Against Rampant Wage Theft and Signals a Call for Accountability in All Supply Chains
On September 27th, California became the first state to require hourly pay—as opposed to...
Today’s News and Commentary — October 29, 2021
Today’s News and Commentary — October 29, 2021
The House Rules Committee unveiled yesterday the latest version of the Democrats’ tax and...
On-App Standby as Work Time in International Labor Law
On-App Standby as Work Time in International Labor Law
Suppose as a premise that Uber drivers are employees. What, then, constitutes their “hours of...
Today’s News & Commentary — October 15, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary — October 15, 2021
As Maxwell covered yesterday, workers spanning multiple industries and regions across the U.S....
Today’s News & Commentary — August 12, 2021
Today’s News & Commentary — August 12, 2021
Record temperatures are sweeping across the U.S., and agricultural workers are paying the...
Prevailing Wage Laws and Bringing Back Accountability to the Contracting Chain
Prevailing Wage Laws and Bringing Back Accountability to the Contracting Chain
Manuel had spent all of a blistering Texas summer putting up drywall in the University of...