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May 28, 2023
News & Commentary

Will Ebeler

The Sixth Circuit adopts a new standard for collective action FLSA claims; a report highlights “squalid conditions” for tea pickers in Sri Lanka; Amazon shareholders reject resolutions calling for workers’ rights assessments

June 23, 2022
News & Commentary

Anita Alem

In today’s news and commentary: Biden calls for gas tax moratorium, Supreme Court invalidates Washington workers’ compensation law, Eighth Circuit upholds Arkansas law forbidding state contractors from “boycotting” Israel, Senators introduce the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act, and the Labor Department hires 100 new investigators after record lows in wage and hour staffing.

May 12, 2022
News & Commentary

Anita Alem

The Federal Trade Commission has cemented a Democratic majority among the commissioners, as the Senate confirmed Professor Alvaro Bedoya on Wednesday. The 51-50 vote, with a tiebreaker from Vice President Kamala Harris, signals a shift that will empower Chair Lina Khan to advance her policy agenda after months of 2-2 deadlock between commissioners. Although Bedoya […]

Collecting Money is Too Hard for Workers Who Have Experienced Wage Theft

Jan 14, 2022 Jon Levitan

When I learned I would be joining the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau’s (HLAB) Wage-and-Hour practice, I was thrilled. HLAB is a student-staffed legal aid clinic, and the wage practice represents workers who have experienced wage theft or retaliation for asserting their rights to be properly paid. I came to law school to fight for workers’ […]

On-App Standby as Work Time in International Labor Law

Oct 22, 2021 Tiran Bajgiran

Suppose as a premise that Uber drivers are employees. What, then, constitutes their “hours of work” under international labor standards? The question is timely given two parallel trends in the global ride-hailing economy. One is a growing transnational backlash at Uber’s misclassification of gig drivers as independent contractors — in jurisdictions ranging from Canada to […]

August 12, 2021
News & Commentary

William Greenlaw

Record temperatures are sweeping across the U.S., and agricultural workers are paying the price. The United Farm Workers has tracked at least three heat-related deaths this season. One analyst noted the dynamics at play, writing that compared to the meatpacking industry, “Hired farmworkers are just as vulnerable, if not more. Roughly half lack legal immigration […]

June 20, 2021
News & Commentary

Nikita Rumsey

Lawmakers in Maine approved a bill this week to enable workers alleging violations of certain state labor laws, including wage-and-hour violations, to bring private enforcement actions in the name of the state after providing notice to certain state agencies. The bill, introduced by state Senate President Troy Jackson (D) and titled the Act to Enhance […]

June 14, 2021
News & Commentary

Fred Messner

Over the weekend, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by over 100 employees of a Texas hospital who were seeking to challenge their employer’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement. The complaint alleged that the hospital system had unlawfully forced its employees to be “human ‘guinea pigs’ as a condition for continued employment.” In rejecting the suit, […]

Prevailing Wage Laws and Bringing Back Accountability to the Contracting Chain

Jun 3, 2021 Nick Wertsch

Manuel had spent all of a blistering Texas summer putting up drywall in the University of Houston’s new $124 million dormitory before he began to believe that his employer, a contractor on the university project, had been paying him nearly a third less than what he was entitled to under the law. During a know-your-rights […]

Lessons from my time in the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau’s Wage and Hour Practice

May 14, 2021 Juan Espinoza Muñoz

When I was in 4th grade I was elected Treasurer of the Kiwanis Kids Club where I was in charge of fundraising, writing checks, and bank deposit slips. I quickly used these skills to help my parents navigate bills, mail correspondence, and work documents. I remember going through pay stubs and comparing hours with tally […]

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May 28, 2023

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May 12, 2022

Collecting Money is Too Hard for Workers Who Have Experienced Wage Theft

On-App Standby as Work Time in International Labor Law

August 12, 2021

June 20, 2021

June 14, 2021

Prevailing Wage Laws and Bringing Back Accountability to the Contracting Chain

Lessons from my time in the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau’s Wage and Hour Practice