Commentary | December 27, 2017

McDonald’s Cannot Dodge its Illegal Treatment of Franchise Workers

Via: Newsweek

McDonald’s motive in denying its status as the boss is clear.

Commentary | December 22, 2017

Our Country Has Forgotten the Lessons of the Great Recession

Via: The Hill

The unemployment insurance program is profoundly unprepared for the next economic downturn.

Commentary | December 22, 2017

Do It Yourself: Trump’s Quiet Attack on the Regulatory State is Another Part of His Broader Class War

Via: Slate

Far from a recipe for liberty this is, instead, a prescription for chaos.

Commentary | December 20, 2017

Last Minute Holiday Deliveries Mean Bad Working Conditions

Via: Huffington Post

Those packages don’t appear by magic.

Commentary | December 7, 2017

Trump Wants You to Tip Restaurant Owners, Not Servers

Via: Newsweek

Trump’s Labor Department wants to rescind an Obama-era rule that tips belong to the servers.

Commentary | November 23, 2017

Vary the Minimum Wage by Region? (Letter to the Editor)

Via: New York Times

A regionally tiered minimum wage would be poor policy that would leave too many workers behind.

Commentary | November 20, 2017

State Governments Can Block Trump’s Rollback Of Overtime Pay

Via: Huffington Post

State governments can protect workers by raising overtime standards at the state level.

Commentary | November 8, 2017

Don’t Let Congress Cheat Workers Out of Basic Rights

Via: New York Times

House Republicans advanced a bill to roll back longstanding “joint employer” protections for workers contracted by big companies.

Commentary | October 13, 2017

America’s Workers Deserve to Get Paid for Burning the Midnight Oil

Via: The Hill

Will the Labor Department appeal a judge’s recent decision that could deny overtime pay to millions of Americans?

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