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November 19, 2021
News & Commentary

Tascha Shahriari-Parsa

More than 1300 employees at Activision Blizzard have signed a petition calling for the resignation of CEO Bobby Kotick after many employees staged a walkout on Tuesday with the same demand. The employee actions come after a Wall Street Journal report alleging that Kotick knew about sexual misconduct claims for years without taking action or […]

As Dems Mull Reconciliation, NLRA Civil Penalties Are Worth Fighting for

Jul 28, 2021 Benjamin Sachs, Tascha Shahriari-Parsa and Maxwell Ulin

Recently, Senate Democrats have begun discussing plans to enable the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to levy civil monetary penalties on employers who commit unfair labor practices (ULPs) as part of their broader reconciliation bill on infrastructure. While specifics are so far lacking, the proposal is based on what House Democrats already put forward in […]

Want to Understand American Priorities? Just Look at How Workplace Injuries are Taxed

Mar 5, 2021 Hannah Finnie

Let’s say someone’s physically injured on the job – we’ll call them Bob. Bob receives worker’s compensation for his injury, as well as an award for resulting emotional distress from that injury. According to the tax code, Bob can exclude the income he received from his worker’s compensation award and the emotional distress award from […]

Clean Slate for Budget Reconciliation: How Democrats Can Reform Labor Rights, Even with the Filibuster

Feb 11, 2021 Maxwell Ulin

President Joe Biden’s ambitious pro-worker agenda is confronting a cruel legislative reality. Thanks to the Senate filibuster—a parliamentary maneuver that blocks legislation indefinitely barring a 60-vote override—Democrats’ razor-thin Senate margins make it exceedingly difficult for President Biden to deliver on his pledge to pass the recently reintroduced PRO Act and other Clean Slate Project reforms. […]

February 4, 2021
News & Commentary

Maxwell Ulin

Today, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh testifies before the Senate Health Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on his nomination to become the next Secretary of Labor. Despite his reputation as a card-carrying union member, Walsh also has developed close ties with business interests during his time as mayor, easing his path to confirmation in a closely […]

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November 19, 2021

As Dems Mull Reconciliation, NLRA Civil Penalties Are Worth Fighting for

Want to Understand American Priorities? Just Look at How Workplace Injuries are Taxed

Clean Slate for Budget Reconciliation: How Democrats Can Reform Labor Rights, Even with the Filibuster

February 4, 2021