Melissa Greenberg is a student at Harvard Law School.
Donald Trump made headlines yesterday for his proposal to provide six weeks paid maternity leave through an expansion of the unemployment insurance program. According to Trump campaign estimates, the plan would cost $2.5 billion a year. The proposal is the first by a Republican presidential nominee on the issue. Trump’s proposal is less generous than the proposal advanced by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Clinton’s policy would provide twelve weeks of paid family leave for family or medical care. Read more comparing the two proposals here.
The New York Times reports that the gains in American household incomes reported by the Census Bureau have been uneven. Rural areas, the Rust Belt, and Appalachia have not seen the gains experienced by other parts of the country. As a result, the article posits that the announcement that household incomes have increased will likely not impact the presidential election. The article cites a recent study from David Autor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the proposition that areas with high job loss exhibit more ideologically extreme voting. The study found that Congressional districts with the most job loss as a result of trade with China have exhibited increased polarization in voting patterns. Read more here.
The backlash against the North Carolina law referred to as House Bill 2 continued yesterday. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, announced it would move neutral-site championships from the state in response to the law. House Bill 2 overrides local governments’ anti-discrimination statutes protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. The law is perhaps most well know for its requirement that those who go to the bathroom in publicly owned buildings must use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity assigned at birth. The ACC announcement comes on the heels of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s decision to remove its championship games from the state. Read more about the state of anti-discrimination protections for LGBT workers from OnLabor here.
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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 […]