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    NLRB Constitutionality Under Siege: SpaceX and Trader Joe’s Challenge Workers’ Rights

    March 13, 2024By Sara Asher

      During the second wave of the New Deal, the National Labor Relations Act (“the Act”) was enacted to address the imbalance of bargaining power between employers and employees. The Act explicitly states that “[e]mployees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their […]

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    The End of Non-Compete Clauses and the New Labor Landscape

    October 9, 2023By Daniel Borges

        After centuries of use as a staple of employment law, the non-compete clause may soon become a relic of the past. On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a new rule to ban employers in the United States from including non-compete clauses in employment agreements with workers.[i] The aptly-named “Non-Compete […]

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    A Mid-Flight Rest: How Will California Labor Laws Affect the Aviation Industry?

    April 5, 2023By Jose Rodriguez-Lage

    The ever-present tug-and-pull between the federal and state government was recently encapsulated in a dispute between flight attendants employed by Alaska Airlines, Inc., the successor to Virgin America, Inc. (“Virgin America”).[i]Under Section 512(a) of the California Labor Code, “[a]n employer shall not employ an employee for a work period of more than five hours per […]

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    Why Hair Matters: A Call to the Federal Government to Stop Hair Discrimination

    November 23, 2022By Jasmine St Clor

    Hair textures and styles are as diverse as humankind. Hair is linked to different cultures, religions, movements, and much more. Some religions forbid the cutting of hair as an expression of gratitude towards their deity.[i] Culturally, hairstyles like the mohawk are derived from indigenous groups with powerful meanings linked to them.[ii] In 1960, the afro […]

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