Edward Nasser is a student at Harvard Law School.
JD Supra offers some analysis on the implementation of New York City’s “”Freelance Isn’t Free” Act, which took effect on May 15, 2017. The NYC Department of Consumer Affairs, tasked with enforcing the new law, recently issued rules clarifying the Act’s provisions. Most interestingly, these rules invalidate contractual provisions that purport to waive or limit an independent contractor’s right to participate in or receive relief from a collective or class action. The rules will take effect on July 24, 2017.
Two recent stories explore the experience of being part of the “working poor.” The first, from the New York Times, asks “What do think poverty looks like?” The second, from Working-Class Perspectives, looks into what life is actually like for Uber drivers.
Janet Yellen spoke to Congress about the strength of recent job growth in her testimony today, the New York Times reports. Though the economy added 180,000 jobs a month through the first half of 2017, wage growth remains weak: average hourly earnings increased 2.5 percent during the 12 months ending in May.
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June 2
Proposed budgets for DOL and NLRB show cuts on the horizon; Oregon law requiring LPAs in cannabis dispensaries struck down.
June 1
In today’s news and commentary, the Ninth Circuit upholds a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration, a federal judge vacates parts of the EEOC’s pregnancy accommodation rules, and video game workers reach a tentative agreement with Microsoft. In a 2-1 decision issued on Friday, the Ninth Circuit upheld a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration […]
May 30
Trump's tariffs temporarily reinstated after brief nationwide injunction; Louisiana Bill targets payroll deduction of union dues; Colorado Supreme Court to consider a self-defense exception to at-will employment
May 29
AFGE argues termination of collective bargaining agreement violates the union’s First Amendment rights; agricultural workers challenge card check laws; and the California Court of Appeal reaffirms San Francisco city workers’ right to strike.
May 28
A proposal to make the NLRB purely adjudicatory; a work stoppage among court-appointed lawyers in Massachusetts; portable benefits laws gain ground
May 27
a judge extends a pause on the Trump Administration’s mass-layoffs, the Fifth Circuit refuses to enforce an NLRB order, and the Texas Supreme court extends workplace discrimination suits to co-workers.