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July 15, 2025
News & Commentary

Miriam Li

The Department of Labor announces new guidance around Occupational Safety and Health Administration penalty and debt collection procedures; a Cornell University graduate student challenges graduate student employee-status under the National Labor Relations Act; the Supreme Court clears the way for the Trump administration to move forward with a significant staff reduction at the Department of Education.

May 2, 2025
News & Commentary

Meredith Gudesblatt

Immigrant detainees win class certification; Missouri sick leave law in effect; OSHA unexpectedly continues Biden-Era Worker Heat Rule

Wall Street’s Dangerous Grind: the Human Toll of High Finance and the Fight for Workplace Reform

Mar 12, 2025 Miriam Li

In early 2025, the death of a 28-year-old investment banker set off renewed calls for stronger employee protections in the financial industry. While the cause of death remains unknown, recent reports of a potential overdose, extreme sleep deprivation, and widespread stimulant abuse at the young banker’s firm have fueled arguments that his death is part […]

February 14, 2025
News & Commentary

Esther Ritchin

Happy Valentine’s day! In today’s news and commentary, North Carolina Amazon warehouse workers hold a union election, and Trump nominates an Amazon alum to lead OSHA. Workers at an Amazon warehouse just outside Raleigh, North Carolina, are currently holding a union election, with voting taking place this week. If the vote succeeds, the warehouse would […]

February 4, 2025
News & Commentary

Anjali Katta

In today's news and commentary King Soopers workers announce a strike, Congressman Biggs introduces a bill to abolish OSHA, the UAW announces willingness to support Trump's tariffs, and Yale New Haven Health System faces a wage and hour class action.

July 12, 2024
News & Commentary

Holt McKeithan

Dollar Tree and OSHA settle; union leaders split over Biden support; new report on low wages.

March 31, 2024
News & Commentary

Otto Barenberg

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 13, 2024
News & Commentary

John Fry

Union representatives look to aid OSHA inspections; AFL-CIO calls for ceasefire; Trader Joe's appeals trademark suit loss; Starbucks continues to violate labor law.

December 12, 2023
News & Commentary

Sunah Chang

UAW files unfair labor practice charges against Honda, Hyundai, and Volkswagen, Tesla continues to face pressure from the Nordic region for its anti-union stance, a new federal report links a fatal poultry plant gas release to poor workplace safety conditions, and a Wall Street Journal article reflects on the biggest union wins of 2023.

August 25, 2023
News & Commentary

Julio Colby

NLRB revives Joy Silk; OSHA gives options for worker heat stress rule; DOJ sues SpaceX for asylee and refugee discrimination.

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