Labor

Debate ensues over the consequences of eliminating an exemption to the federal minimum wage for tipped employees.

A New York State bill seeks to regulate the fashion industry’s social and environmental impacts.

Scholars argue that increased regulation in the childcare industry has unintended consequences.

Experts are debating whether current workplace protections adequately shield incarcerated workers.

Scholar shows how current antitrust remedies fail to consider effects on workers.

A novel trade enforcement tool creates an expedited process to protect labor rights.

Experts address regulatory implications of the transition to remote work.

Labor Department’s proposed rule would change how employers pay tipped employees for non-tipped duties.

Gig economy companies control workers in new ways but present no new regulatory issues.

The right-to-work principle protects employee freedom not to subsidize unwanted unions.

Firms have moral obligations to those who perform work regardless of employment status.

A proposed rule by the NLRB and a potential Supreme Court decision challenge the joint-employer test.