Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
In an op-ed in the New York Times, Prof. Sachs and Prof. Noah Zatz argue that the law is on the NFL players’ side. Professors Sachs and Zatz explain that the First Amendment, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the National Labor Relations Act all protect the right of players to protest by kneeling during the signing of the national anthem before games. Professors Sachs and Zatz wrote separately on the issue for OnLabor lat week.
A lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California alleges that General Electric mismanaged its workers’ 401(k) plan. GE offered a standard defined contribution plan, but the lawsuit alleges that the company managed the plan for its own benefit by investing in mutual funds owned by its own subsidiary. Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Michael Hilzik argues that the lawsuit exposes the fundamental flaw in the 401(k) system: employees can receive tax benefits for investing in 401(k) plans, but the funds are managed entirely by their employers.
The White House argues that its preferred tax cut plan would “very conservatively” raise incomes by $4000 a year and could raise average incomes by up to $9000 a year. That number was based on a study by three researchers, but on Tuesday one of them, Mihir Desai of Harvard, said the White House misread the research. He estimated the actual income gain would be $800.
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July 11
Regional director orders election without Board quorum; 9th Circuit pauses injunction on Executive Order; Driverless car legislation in Massachusetts
July 10
Wisconsin Supreme Court holds UW Health nurses are not covered by Wisconsin’s Labor Peace Act; a district judge denies the request to stay an injunction pending appeal; the NFLPA appeals an arbitration decision.
July 9
the Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings; Secretary of Agriculture suggests Medicaid recipients replace deported migrant farmworkers; DHS ends TPS for Nicaragua and Honduras
July 8
In today’s news and commentary, Apple wins at the Fifth Circuit against the NLRB, Florida enacts a noncompete-friendly law, and complications with the No Tax on Tips in the Big Beautiful Bill. Apple won an appeal overturning a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that the company violated labor law by coercively questioning an employee […]
July 7
LA economy deals with fallout from ICE raids; a new appeal challenges the NCAA antitrust settlement; and the EPA places dissenting employees on leave.
July 6
Municipal workers in Philadelphia continue to strike; Zohran Mamdani collects union endorsements; UFCW grocery workers in California and Colorado reach tentative agreements.