July 11, 2024 News & Commentary President Biden meets with union leadership and a New York law firm announces new applicant screening policy regarding student protest activity.
March 31, 2024 News & Commentary Federal judge rejects Tesla’s motion to dismiss EEOC race discrimination lawsuit; new OSHA rule empowers workers in safety inspections; and California considers “right to disconnect."
February 25, 2024 News & Commentary Starbucks challenges the constitutionality of the NLRB; Swedish economists debate Tesla’s anti-collective bargaining stance; Gina Carano claims she was fired by Disney and Lucasfilm for expressing her political views.
February 22, 2024 News & Commentary NLRB orders Home Depot to reinstate employee fired for wearing BLM logo, and Senate headed to another vote on acting Secretary Su’s nomination.
October 1, 2023 News & Commentary EEOC accuses Tesla of racial discrimination; more than 75,000 health care workers poised to go on strike at Kaiser Permanente facilities throughout the country; Unite Here Local 11 reaches tentative agreement with one Los Angeles hotel; and SAG-AFTRA plans to resume contract negotiations with movie and television studios.
Preventing a Dystopian Work Environment: AI Regulation and Transparency in At-Will Employment We know that artificial intelligence might take our jobs – but what if it replaces our bosses? AI took up a prominent place in our national consciousness this past year as commentators observed with dismay and wonder that ChatGPT and other machine learning systems were passing the bar exam, writing college essays, and creating award-winning […]
September 17, 2023 News & Commentary Updates from UAW’s strike, Dartmouth College athletes file petition to unionize, visual effects artists at Marvel Studios unanimously vote to unionize, and California’s legislature passes a variety of pro-worker bills.
August 25, 2023 News & Commentary NLRB revives Joy Silk; OSHA gives options for worker heat stress rule; DOJ sues SpaceX for asylee and refugee discrimination.
August 11, 2023 News & Commentary Sixth Circuit upholds injunction compelling rehiring of Memphis 7; recent case tests Supreme Court's new religious accommodation standard
Dobbs and the Complicated Story of Women’s Progress at Work Professor Naomi Schoenbaum writes about four new federal protections for women’s rights in the workplace -- and the Congressional politicking that has accompanied those bills -- in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.
