Alexa Kissinger is a student at Harvard Law School.
President Trump’s nominee for Labor Secretary, Andrew Puzder, has been scheduled for a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on February 16. This is the fourth time the hearing has been scheduled after delays which, according to The Hill, gave Puzder more time to separate himself from CKE, which owns the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast food chains. Today, Senate Democrats including Senator Chuck Schumer and labor advocates demanded President Trump withdraw the nomination.
According to a survey and report compiled by The Upshot, about 40 percent of Americans in their early twenties receive some financial assistance from their parents for living expenses. The report cites a rapidly changing labor market where skilled work is increasingly concentrated in high-rent metropolitan areas, making monthly expenditures such as rent difficult for young workers to keep up with.
Fortune published an article about what U.S. businesses might expect should Judge Gorsuch become Justice Gorsuch. According to the piece, Judge Gorsuch has recently ruled in favor of enforcing arbitration clauses and has favored employers in recent employment discrimination cases. If you’re interested in more details, check out previous On Labor pieces about Judge Gorsuch’s record.
Economist Jared Bernstein wrote a piece in the Washington Post evaluating pressures at play in U.S. labor markets and unemployment numbers. He argues there are three reasons we have yet to reach full employment: the underemployment employment rate is still too high; employment rates are still too low; and wage pressures are still too mild.
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November 12
Starbucks and the NLRB face off over a dress code dispute, and mental healthcare workers face a reckoning with AI.
November 11
A proposed federal labor law overhaul, SCOTUS declines to undo a $22 million FLSA verdict, and a railroad worker’s ADA claim goes to jury trial.
November 10
Meta unveils data center ads; partisan government emails blocked by judge; thousands protest in Portugal.
November 9
University of California workers authorize the largest strike in UC history; growing numbers of legislators call for Boeing to negotiate with St. Louis machinists in good faith; and pilots and flight attendants at Spirit Airlines agree to salary reductions.
November 7
A challenge to a federal PLA requirement; a delayed hearing on collective bargaining; and the IRS announces relief from "no tax on tips" reporting requirements.
November 6
Starbucks workers authorize a strike; Sixth Circuit rejects Thryv remedies; OPEIU tries to intervene to defend the NLRB.