October 6, 2023 News & Commentary Cambridge coffeeshop Darwin's Ltd re-opens as a worker-owned collaborative, and the Supreme Court grants cert in another forced arbitration case.
September 29, 2023 News & Commentary Starbucks is found to violate labor law on a national scale; NYC minimum wage rule for food delivery workers expected to take effect; Supreme Court to weigh in on transportation exemption to Federal Arbitration Act
September 28, 2023 News & Commentary Major questions doctrine, alleged unlawful discharge at the ACLU, opportunity to re-evaluate captive audience meetings.
September 21, 2023 News & Commentary DHS policies for Venezuelan migrants; reduced arbitration fees under No Surprises Act; increasing religious objections to workplace DEI policies.
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.
July 23, 2023 News & Commentary Workers avoid mandatory arbitration in two cases; In-N-Out bans masks for employees; and new data shows impact of Hollywood strikes on the movie and television industry
Another Reminder of Why Federal Judges Matter for Workers Andrew Strom on the important role that federal judges play in determining worker outcomes.
June 11, 2023 News & Commentary PetSmart settles proposed class action that alleged it illegally collected workers’ voiceprints; Los Angeles hotel workers authorize a strike; and railroad unions reach deals on paid sick leave and more predictable schedules.
May 4, 2023 News & Commentary Trump-era NLRB ruling vacated by Eleventh Circuit; Fred Myer found to discriminate on political belief; Apple unionized workers in active negotiations.
April 20, 2023 News & Commentary Amazon cannot compel arbitration for a privacy class action claim; more than 150,000 federal workers in Canada go on strike; and workers at Trader Joe’s stores in New York City and Oakland begin union votes.