1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (394+ words) Finlay Adamson is a student at Harvard Law School. In today’s news and commentary, documents released on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks show that city officials encouraged workers to return to Ground Zero despite knowing the risks of asbestos exposure,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (425+ words) Ryan Zhang is a student at Harvard Law School and a member of the Labor and Employment Lab. In today’s News and Commentary, former Wynn employees bring organizing-related charges, four New York workers challenge Amazon’s pregnancy-accommodation system, and new data…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (694+ words) States can and should adopt collective bargaining laws for the millions of public sector workers and other workers not covered by federal law. Because federal preemption rules restrict what states can do on private sector union rights, some advocates have…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (379+ words) James Blanchfield is a student at Harvard Law School. In today’s News and Commentary, workers and unions across America celebrate Labor Day, California’s SEIU Local 1000 prepares for a strike authorization vote, and New York City creates the Office of Worker…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (534+ words) States that act now could immediately ensure that workers ignored by federal law can raise standards for themselves. More broadly, states have an opportunity to build the infrastructure of worker power that this country will need in the years ahead....