Labor Law
How Worker Centers Can Build Working Class Solidarity Outside of Traditional American Labor Law
June 23, 2022
View/Download PDF Version By Jon Erik Haines† Those who believe in the power of the labor movement have struggled to process the continued, seemingly unstoppable decline in union membership over the last 50 years. The percentage of the American workforce that is represented by a union fell to a significant low in 2020.[1] The causes…
Continue ReadingExplainer: The Teamsters Local 320 Agreement
January 12, 2023
In this blog, staff member Selma El-Badawi breaks down the recent agreement between the University of Minnesota and the Teamsters Local 320.
Continue ReadingSeneca Re-Ad Industries Reinforces Why Congress Should Eliminate 14(c) Certificates
March 29, 2024
Seneca Re-Ad Industries Reinforces Why Congress Should Eliminate 14(c) Certificates By: Matthew Schmitz* Early this year the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio reviewed the application of a key component of American minimum wage law: Section 14(c) certificates.[1] The case, brought by workers with disabilities and appealed by their employer, seems to represent…
Continue ReadingDirect File Is a Step in the Right Direction that Still Leaves Out Some Taxpayers
October 11, 2024
By: Spencer Culbertson, Volume 43 Staff Member View/Download PDF Version: Direct File Is a Step in the Right Direction (Culbertson) In May 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it would make Direct File a permanent option for taxpayers to e-file their income tax returns following the success of the 2024 Direct File…
Continue ReadingThat Pays How Much? A Brief Look at Minnesota’s New Wage Transparency Law
April 11, 2025
By: Reeves Singleton, Volume 43 Staff Member View/Download PDF Version: That Pays How Much? A Brief Look at Minnesota’s New Wage Transparency Law (Singleton) Almost anyone who has applied to a job in the last ten years can regale you with stories of frustration, exhaustion, and an ever-deepening distaste for the very concept of job…
Continue ReadingFragmenting Justice: How a Circuit Split is Breaking FLSA Collectives and Undermining Employee Protections Post-Bristol-Myers Squibb
April 7, 2025
By: Anthony Alas, Volume 43 Managing & Research Editor View/Download PDF Version: Fragmenting Justice – How a Circuit Split is Breaking FLSA Collectives and Undermining Employee Protections Post-Bristol-Myers Squibb (Alas) I. INTRODUCTION Decision after decision, federal circuits are eroding employees’ right to unite against their employer in the courtroom. For decades, courts interpreted the Fair…
Continue ReadingThe Myth of the Firm Exception: Why Trial Lawyers Continues to Harm Contract Workers
April 30, 2025
By: Zinaida Carroll, Volume 43 Executive Editor View/Download PDF Version: The Myth of the Firm Exception – Why Trial Lawyers Continues to Harm Contract Workers (Carroll) Introduction In FTC v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association, the Supreme Court decided that a coordinated strike and demand for better wages was per se illegal price-fixing under the Sherman…
Continue ReadingMinnesota’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Act: Benefits for All
February 24, 2026
By: Amy Wegner View/Download PDF Version: Minnesota’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Act- Benefits for All (Wegner) Minnesota passed the Minnesota Paid Family Medical Leave Act in 2023, which provides paid leave for workers who take anywhere between 12 and 20 weeks of leave for “medical leave, bonding, or caring for a family member.”[1]…
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