“We have… formed the preliminary view that all employees should have access to unpaid family and domestic violence leave.” This declaration from the Australian Fair Work Commission acknowledges that medical, legal, housing, childcare, and financial needs might arise or change in the wake of violence. Although the announcement comes as part of the Fair Work Commission’s rejection of a bolder proposal, unions hail the announcement as a world-first.
Young men’s working hours dropped more sharply than older men’s between 2000 and 2015, and young men spent a huge portion of their new leisure time playing video games. Modeling demand for leisure, the National Bureau of Economic Research comes to a surprising conclusion: video games are not just a time-filler for the un- and under-employed; video games are actively enticing young American men away from work. The New York Times recaps the working paper.
Starting with the class of 2020, students in Chicago public schools will have to prove that they have a job, college acceptance, apprenticeship, commitment to the military, or other plan in order to graduate from high school. Critics of this new requirement point to Chicago’s tight labor market. They also highlight that the mandate comes with no monetary support—Mayor Emanuel calls for philanthropic and business funding—and might position for-profit colleges to benefit at students’ expense.
JD Supra surveys conflicting data about the impact of increased minimum wage on earnings, and then conjectures that minimum wage hikes are pushing restaurants towards mechanization. Shake Shack offers some support for this assertion: the burger joint’s new CFO seems focused on technology as a way of addressing rising labor costs, among other challenges.
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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 […]
June 27
Labor's role in Zohran Mamdani's victory; DHS funding amendment aims to expand guest worker programs; COSELL submission deadline rapidly approaching
June 26
A district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking agencies from implementing Trump’s executive order eliminating collective bargaining for federal workers; workers organize for the reinstatement of two doctors who were put on administrative leave after union activity; and Lamont vetoes unemployment benefits for striking workers.
June 25
Some circuits show less deference to NLRB; 3d Cir. affirms return to broader concerted activity definition; changes to federal workforce excluded from One Big Beautiful Bill.
June 24
In today’s news and commentary, the DOL proposes new wage and hour rules, Ford warns of EV battery manufacturing trouble, and California reaches an agreement to delay an in-person work mandate for state employees. The Trump Administration’s Department of Labor has advanced a series of proposals to update federal wage and hour rules. First, the […]