The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), enacted in 1993 during President Clinton's administration, represented a groundbreaking step as the first national policy providing job-protected time off for eligible workers in the United States. Under this legislation…
“What is the most surprising thing you have seen?” “Little children working.” [1] ~ 1906 “An investigator wrote that he ‘observed another individual of slim build, small stature, and young‐looking facial features standing near conveyor…
In late 2022, Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), wrote a memo warning that artificial intelligence-enabled monitoring of labor organizing activities might violate the rights granted to workers by Section 7…
In recent months American unions have garnered significant attention and U.S. public approval of unions has increased considerably.[1] The successful campaign of an upstart union at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island and the rapid organization of Starbucks…
*Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. expected 2024; Research Assistant at the Worker’s Rights Institute; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. 2017. **Executive Director of the Worker’s Rights Institute; National Labor Relations…
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) is the federal agency tasked with adjudicating labor disputes between collectivized workers and employers.[1] It has jurisdiction over two distinct types of cases: those concerning Unfair…
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