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Worker Protection
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Hermann Law Our Blog
North Carolina Enhances Worker Protections
North Carolina workers recently received enhanced protections as the North Carolina legislature passed several amendments to the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act — N.C. Gen. Stat. 95-25.1, et seq.…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
New York City Council Passes Six Bills Protecting Gig Economy Delivery Workers
By Publisher, Jessica R. Schild
On September 23, 2021, the New York City Council passed six bills—a first-of-its-kind legislative package directed at gig economy workers—that seeks to provide protections to the city’s food delivery workers.…
Healthcare Law Insights
#Y’allToo: Texas Expands Protections for Employee Sexual Harassment
By Kevin Koronka, Rufino Gaytán III, Leslie Basque
Millions of women (and men) across Texas could be impacted by a new law that took effect on September 1 – but not the one you likely have in mind.…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Illinois Amended Victim’s Economic Security and Safety Act for Greater Employee Protections
The Illinois Victim’s Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) has been amended to expand the list of reasons for which job-protected leave is available, among other provisions. The amendments went into…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Articles of the Day: Two by Mary Hoopes
Here are two immigration articles by Mary Hoopes:1. Regulating Marginalized Labor, Hastings Law Journal, ForthcomingAbstractFarmworkers are one of many vulnerable groups who remain far from the administrative state’s reach, existing…
Ackah Business Immigration Law
Proposed Updates To Protect Temporary Foreign Workers
By Publisher
Canada has announced proposed updates to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to "strengthen protections for temporary foreign workers to prevent potential mistreatment or abuse during their period of…
Workforce Bulletin
President Biden’s Proposed Budget: Boon to Enforcement, Oversight, and Worker Protection
President Biden’s $6 trillion 2022 budget proposal focuses on worker protections—including the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan. Both of these plans contain labor and numerous employment initiatives.…
Law Times News
Privacy, rights of workers with disabilities at issue in commercial dispute over alleged negligence
Addictions disabilities carry “pervasive stigma,” says staff lawyer with ARCH Disability Law
Through The Immigration Lens
Beware the Employer Risks Nesting in President Biden’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill
By Angelo A. Paparelli and Tieranny L. Cutler At the urging of President Biden, two members of Congress – Senator Robert Menendez and Representative Linda Sanchez – introduced companion 353-page…
Connecting Justice Communities
Essential Workers on Farms Deserve Equal Protection in Our Laws
By Guest Blog
In recognition of Farmworker Awareness Week (March 25th - 31st) and Cesar Chavez Day (March 31st), we invited Iris Figueroa, Director of Economic and Environmental Justice at Farmworker Justice, to…