By Josh Woodbrey
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students from top law schools across the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship, address the question “What
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Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP is a New York-based law firm specializing in employment law. The firm focuses on advocating for workers' rights, particularly addressing workplace discrimination, harassment, wage and hour violations, and whistleblower protections. Their practice areas include discrimination based on race, gender, pregnancy, and other protected characteristics, as well as wage theft, tip theft, prevailing wage enforcement, and severance negotiations. The firm represents a diverse client base ranging from unskilled workers to professionals and executives. They also engage in public education and legal scholarship related to employment law challenges such as misclassification of workers, forced arbitration, and the impact of legislative changes on workplace protections.
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Social Justice and the Balance of Power for Workers
By Zoe Brown
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students from top law schools across the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship, address the question “What …
Defending Workers’ Rights in the Age of Algorithmic Management
By Clayton Wong
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students from top law schools across the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship, address the question “What …
How U.S. Labor Law Fails Agricultural Workers
By Caroline Boschetto
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students from top law schools across the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship, address the question “What …
News: Winner of 2026 Employment Law Scholarship
By Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D.
The Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship awards $1,000 to a law student who plans to become an employment lawyer.
Working Now and Then awarded the eighth annual Charles E. Joseph Employment Law scholarship in June…
The Motherhood Penalty
By Isabelle Silva
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students from top law schools across the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship, address the question “What …
The 2025 Rollback of Discrimination Protections
The 2025 Rollback of Discrimination Protections
By Lindsay Broderick
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students from top law schools across the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law …
The Disappearing Worker: On the Crisis of Misclassification
By Natalie Pfeifle
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students from top law schools across the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship, address the question “What …
The Courts and Forced Arbitration
By Ryan Haraden
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students from top law schools across the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship, address the question “What …
The Price of Speaking Out
By Ana Jacques
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students from top law schools across the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship, address the question “What …