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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July 4
The DOL scraps a Biden-era proposed rule to end subminimum wages for disabled workers; millions will lose access to Medicaid and SNAP due to new proof of work requirements; and states step up in the noncompete policy space.
July 3
California compromises with unions on housing; 11th Circuit rules against transgender teacher; Harvard removes hundreds from grad student union.
July 2
Block, Nanda, and Nayak argue that the NLRA is under attack, harming democracy; the EEOC files a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former EEOC Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels; and SEIU Local 1000 strikes an agreement with the State of California to delay the state's return-to-office executive order for state workers.
July 1
In today’s news and commentary, the Department of Labor proposes to roll back minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by public defenders over a union’s Gaza statements, and Philadelphia’s largest municipal union is on strike for first time in nearly 40 years. On Monday, the U.S. […]
June 30
Antidiscrimination scholars question McDonnell Douglas, George Washington University Hospital bargained in bad faith, and NY regulators defend LPA dispensary law.
June 29
In today’s news and commentary, Trump v. CASA restricts nationwide injunctions, a preliminary injunction continues to stop DOL from shutting down Job Corps, and the minimum wage is set to rise in multiple cities and states. On Friday, the Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA that universal injunctions “likely exceed the equitable authority that […]