By Thalia Erazo
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students at some of the top law schools in the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship, address
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The Attack on Collective Bargaining as a Threat to Workers’ Rights
By Clavey Ali Robertson
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students at some of the top law schools in the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship,
How COVID Employer Liability Shields Could Harm Workers Rights
By Reagan Tillery
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students at some of the top law schools in the country. These essays, submitted for the Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship, address
Working Now and Then Announces 2021 Employment Law Scholarship Winner
The Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship awards $1,000 to a law student preparing for a career as a plaintiffs employment lawyer.
Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D.
Working Now and Then awarded the third annual Charles E. Joseph Employment Law scholarship in
EEOC Data Reveals Most Common Types of Workplace Discrimination
Retaliation ranks as the most common form of workplace discrimination–but why?
Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D.
Workplace discrimination happens in every industry. Discrimination on the basis of sex, race, disability status, or age effect tens of thousands of workers every year. But
Federal Agency Recovers Record $535 Million for Victims of Workplace Discrimination
Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D.
In fiscal year 2020, the EEOC set a record on its employment discrimination recoveries.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal employment protections, including workplace discrimination laws.
Despite the pandemic, 2020 represented a watershed year for
New York’s New Employment Laws for 2021
by Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D
A minimum wage increase, a new paid sick leave policy, and longer paid family leave that will help workers in 2021
The new year has brought some important changes for employees in New York. The state’s
Wage Theft, The $50 Billion Crime Against Workers
By Genevieve Carlton, Ph.D
In 2017, the total cost of every robbery in the country was $438 million.
The cost of wage theft was more than 100 times that number.
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program recorded 319,356 robberies in
A Guide To Suing For Emotional Distress
By Charles E. Joseph
Workplace discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation take an emotional toll. Fortunately, victims of employment violations can sue for emotional distress damages. In this article, we’ll explain the process of suing for emotional distress and how to
The Legal Rights of Immigrant Workers
Protecting the Rights of Undocumented Workers With The Law
By Katelyn Deibler
Law Students on Workers’ Rights Series
The Law Students on Workers’ Rights series publishes essays from current and incoming students at some of the top law schools in