Wage & Hour

This is Part Four of the four-part series “Free” Labor. The past three posts have introduced...

This is Part Three of a four-part series. Part One gave a description of a recent prison...

This is Part Two of a four-part series. Part One gave a description of a recent prison uprising...

This post is the first in a four-part series. On the morning of February 20, 2015, a large...

Among the sillier claims in the debate over whether McDonald's is a joint employer of its...

McDonald’s announced today that it plans to raise U.S. workers’ hourly wage by $1 per hour and...

President Obama and the Department of Labor continue to advocate for a federal minimum wage...

Heather Whitney is a Lecturer in Law and Bigelow Teaching Fellow at the University of Chicago....

In a post last month we discussed the background of Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk, a...

Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Integrity Staffing Solutions v. Busk.  At...

Salon just posted their Q & A with me on the fast food campaign and my proposal to create a...

As we covered in our inaugural Fast Food News, the Wall Street Journal editorial page focuses...