Joe Biden was the first president to join a union picket line and support labor’s side in a number of major disputes. His appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, the principal ...

Building a labor law that actually enables workers to form unions requires a lot more than tinkering with the existing ...

Objective. Toward better understanding the political economy of illicit economy, we examine the impact that labor laws have on illicit economic activity. Specifically, we posit that labor regulations ...

Downfall of a ‘Fall-Down’ Statute: The ‘Deconstruction’ of Labor Law §240 (1) Under ‘O'Brien v. Port Authority’ In his commentary, Matthew Siegel’s examines elements of Labor Law §240 (1)—the ...

June 04, 2025 - Navigating employment laws can be a daunting challenge for U.S. businesses, particularly those operating across multiple states and localities. While federal statutes set the baseline ...

New laws taking effect on January 1 in four states would crack down on companies using child labor laws or violating already-existing laws, while one state loosened its child labor laws. Several ...