By Hannah Dean (photo courtesy of pixabay.com) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently proposed a rule that bolsters protections for migrant farmworkers participating in the H-2A visa program.[1] The proposed rule focuses on protecting the workers’ labor organizing activities and enhancing the DOL’s ability to take enforcement actions against […]
By Kirstin Kennedy, Staff Writer Unpaid internships are common for college and post-graduate students in the United States.[1] So common, in fact, that nearly one half of all internships offered by employers across the country are unpaid, according to a 2016 study.[2] Arguably, the concept of an unpaid internship is […]
By Amanda Leonard, Staff Writer More than 60 million American employees are subject to pre-dispute arbitration agreements, a required condition of their employment.[1] Pre-dispute agreements dictate that any legal disputes between an employee and an employer cannot be brought in court, but rather, must go through private arbitration.[2] The […]
By Phil Raymond, Staff Writer Employers and employees have long fought over how to handle disputes between them. Typically, arbitration clauses are instituted, often without the employee’s knowledge, to circumvent federal and state court systems to handle such disputes. On October 2, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United […]
