Today’s News & Commentary — August 12, 2021
Record temperatures are sweeping across the U.S., and agricultural workers are paying the...
Today’s News & Commentary — August 12, 2021
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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...
Lessons from my time in the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau’s Wage and Hour Practice
Lessons from my time in the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau’s Wage and Hour Practice
When I was in 4th grade I was elected Treasurer of the Kiwanis Kids Club where I was in charge...
The Supreme Court Goes to the Big Dance
The Supreme Court Goes to the Big Dance
This spring, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is slated to generate nearly a...
The FTC went after Amazon for withholding gig drivers’ tips. Can consumer harm approaches be stretched even further to protect gig workers?
The FTC went after Amazon for withholding gig drivers’ tips. Can consumer harm approaches be stretched even further to protect gig workers?
For years, Amazon promised its Fresh and Prime Now gig delivery drivers they would receive all...
Amazon’s Last-Mile Drivers Can Escape the FAA, But Who Else?
Amazon’s Last-Mile Drivers Can Escape the FAA, But Who Else?
More than half of nonunion private-sector employees are subject to forced arbitration clauses....
Why District Attorneys Should Take Up Wage Theft Criminalization
Why District Attorneys Should Take Up Wage Theft Criminalization
Studies show that employers steal billions each year from their employees, most often by...
The Tipped Subminimum Wage has Sexist and Racist Origins: It’s Time to End it
The Tipped Subminimum Wage has Sexist and Racist Origins: It’s Time to End it
Following through on President Biden’s campaign promise, Congressional Democrats have proposed...
A Legal Challenge Against Racist Labor Exclusions Finds Life in Washington
A Legal Challenge Against Racist Labor Exclusions Finds Life in Washington
On November 5th the Washington Supreme Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that dairy workers are...
Martinez-Cuevas: Reckoning with Labor Law’s Racist Roots
Martinez-Cuevas: Reckoning with Labor Law’s Racist Roots
The Washington Supreme Court is currently deliberating a case that could have major economic...
The State of Modern Child Labor
The State of Modern Child Labor
In January, Chipotle Mexican Grill was fined $1.4 million for an estimated 13,000 Massachusetts...
Tips and Benefits: Lessons from Israeli Law for the COVID Era
Tips and Benefits: Lessons from Israeli Law for the COVID Era
For years tipping has been widely criticized for its detrimental effects on workers, from wage...