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May 27, 2021
News & Commentary

Maxwell Ulin

President Joe Biden intends to nominate Gwynne Wilcox, a union-side labor lawyer, to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the White House announced yesterday. As a senior partner at Levy Ratner and associate general counsel for SEIU 1199 United Healthcare Workers East in New York, Wilcox made waves through a landmark unfair labor practice case […]

January 7, 2021
News & Commentary

Maxwell Ulin

A shameful attack on American democracy dominated the headlines yesterday, as hundreds of right-wing protesters-turned-rioters, incited by President Trump, stormed the U.S. Capitol Building in an effort to prevent lawmakers from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election. The attack, which left four dead, delayed the certification vote by several hours. Legislators reassembled shortly […]

December 10, 2020
News & Commentary

Maxwell Ulin

As tens of millions of Americans await congressional action on coronavirus relief, talks among lawmakers have hit another snag. Sticking points remain over the extent of federal aid for state and local governments and the nature of lawmakers’ proposed business liability shield. Conflict between the White House and Senate Republicans over whether to prioritize stimulus […]

May 13, 2020
News & Commentary

Leigh Thomas

Aimee Stephens, the plaintiff behind the transgender rights Title VII case currently before the Supreme Court, died yesterday at the age of 59. Stephens was the first transgender person whose civil rights case was heard by the Court, according to the ACLU, who represents Stephens. The case, R.G. & G.R. Funeral Homes v. EEOC, deals […]

April 29, 2020
News & Commentary

Leigh Thomas

President Trump signed an executive order yesterday classifying the meat and poultry food supply chain as “critical and strategic materials” under the Defense Production Act. The order delegates authority to the Secretary of Agriculture to take appropriate action under that law to keep meat and poultry processors open consistent with OSHA and CDC guidance. Coronavirus […]

February 27, 2020
News & Commentary

Maxwell Ulin

Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board formally published a final rule revising the established test of joint-employer liability for labor violations. As Jared explained on Tuesday, the new rule replaces an Obama-era decision that allowed the board to consider businesses’ indirect or reserved control over workers as an independent basis for liability—as opposed to […]

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