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Worker Protection
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Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
WHO Background Document on Guidelines on Protecting Workers from Manufactured Nanomaterials Available for Comment
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a draft background document proposing content and focus for Guidelines on “Protecting Workers from Potential Risks of Manufactured Nanomaterials.” According to WHO, the Guidelines will…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
EP Passes Resolution Calling for Legislation to Protect Workers from Nanomaterials
The European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution on December 15, 2011, stating that nanomaterials must be covered by current European Union (EU) health and safety rules, based on a mid-term…
Family Law Prof Blog
Clarke: “Beyond Equality? Against the Universal Turn in Workplace Protections”
By Family Law
Jessica Clarke (Univ. Minn. Law School) has posted "Beyond Equality? Against the Universal Turn in Workplace Protections" (86 Indiana L. J. 1219 (2011)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:Sexual harassment…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Recently Published Scholarship
Jessica A. Clarke, Beyond Equality? Against the Universal Turn in Workplace Protections, 86 Indiana L.J. 1219 (2011).Tracy Snow, Balancing the ERISA Seesaw: A Targeted Approach to Remedying the Problem of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
From Filipinos for JusticeDomestic Workers Need Your Support!AB 889 (Ammiano and V.M. Perez), the historic California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights will be heard by the Assembly labor committee on…
Pennsylvania Law Monitor
What You Should Know When Driving Your Car During Work Time – Part 9
This post is final installment in a nine part series discussing what you should know when driving your car during work. This installment will discuss what you should do if…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Law Symposium February 17-18, 2011 University of California, Irvine School of Law
Immigration Law Symposium February 17-18, 2011 University of California, Irvine School of Law Our labor markets rely heavily on unauthorized workers, yet the law affords these workers only modest workplace…
La Revue
Protection du conseiller du salarié et du conseiller prud’homme: attention danger !
Cass. Soc. 22 septembre 2010, n° 09-40-968, n°09-41.173 et 08-45-227 Le conseiller du salarié et le conseiller prud'homme sont - parmi tant d'autres - des salariés protégés qui ne peuvent…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Family Violence Victims Officially Get New Workplace Protections on Friday
Each year, the Connecticut General Assembly passes a number of laws. Rather than have them enacted immediately upon the governor's signature, many of the bills become effective on October 1st…
Labor & Collective Bargaining
Back to the 20th Century?
The President Barack Obama spoke at a recent meeting of the AFL-CIO and after prepared remarks, he responded to a question from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. The nub of the…