How to Prove Discrimination at Work: An Employment Lawyer’s Perspective
Can you win a discrimination case with circumstantial evidence? An employment lawyer weighs in based on decades of experience.
By Charles Joseph, Employment Lawyer
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10 Things Your Boss Can’t Legally Do At Work
It's important to know your rights at work. Learn about ten things your boss can't legally do – and what you can do about it.
By Charles Joseph, Employment Lawyer
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Corporate Profits and Workers’ Rights
When corporations prioritize profits over employee wellbeing, workers' rights suffer, as law student Calista Dykes argues.
By Calista Dykes
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How Remote Work Opens The Door To Discrimination
WFH gives employers a window into your home. As law student Kayla Torres argues, remote work can open the door to discrimination and harassment.
By Kayla Torres
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Conflating Undocumented Immigrant Bodies with Labor
In spite of labor protections, undocumented workers experience coercion and retaliation in the workplace, as law student Claudet Miranda Zambrano argues.
By Claudet Miranda Zambrano
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Adapting to the Gig Economy
Independent contractors make up a growing share of the economy, but what about employees misclassified as freelancers? Law student Zoe MacKeracher argues that only comprehensive reforms can tackle the problem.
By Zoe MacKeracher
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Fighting for Workers in a Transformed Labor Landscape
Technology's transformative power has put workers' rights in a precarious position, law student Hailey Leclerc argues. But workers' rights advocates can fight back.
By Hailey Leclerc
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Employment Laws and Undocumented Workers
Undocumented workers experience exploitation in the workforce, and yet the fear of retaliation dissuades many from pursuing their legal rights, as incoming law student Taylor Niederland argues.
By Taylor Niederland
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Retaliation and Reporting in the Workplace
Fear of retaliation stops employees from reporting discrimination, Jeff Harris argues in his winning essay. Companies can fix that.
By Jeff Harris
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WNT Announces 2024 Employment Law Scholarship Winner
The Charles E. Joseph Employment Law Scholarship awards $1,000 to a law student preparing for a career as an employment lawyer. The 2024/2025 scholarship will go to Jeff Harris,
By Working Now and Then
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Wage Discrimination Q&A with Employment Attorney Charles Joseph
Are you paid less for the same job? Discrimination lawyer Charles Joseph explains how to prove wage discrimination and why it happens, based on decades of experience.
By Working Now and Then
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Wrongful Termination Q&A with Employment Attorney Charles Joseph
Were you terminated illegally? New York employment attorney Charles Joseph answers common questions about wrongful termination.
By Working Now and Then
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Monopolies and Bargaining Power
The rise of monopolies and the decline of unions leave workers with less bargaining power, argues Harvard Law student Anjali Katta.
By Anjali Katta
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The Critical Loophole in Worker Protections
Freelancers and part-time workers fall outside of many employment laws. Law student Jessie La Roche argues that this critical failing will only get worse.
By Jessie La Roche
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Protecting the Workplace Rights of Millennial Migrants
Millennial migrants are particularly vulnerable to workplace abuses. As law student Jonathan Guadian argues, lawyers must play a central role in protecting these workers.
By Jonathan Guadian
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The Gig’s Up: The Challenges of Workers’ Rights in the Gig Economy
The most vulnerable gig workers are at the whim of algorithms – with few legal protections. As part of the Law Students on Workers' Rights series, Grace Condello dives into the gig economy.
By Grace Condello
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The Impact of Globalization on Workers’ Rights
Globalization has driven unsafe working conditions and exploitative practices – including in the U.S., argues incoming law student Ryan Coker in his essay.
By Ryan M. Coker
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The Union Organizing Wave and Union Busting
Today's union organizing wave has clashed with union busting tactics. Incoming law student Hailey Simpson explores the implications for workers' rights.
By Hailey Simpson
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Power Dynamics and the Fear of Retaliation
The power imbalance between employers and employees leaves workers afraid of retaliation. As law student Ian Russell argues, this represents a major problem for workers' rights.
By Ian Russell
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The American Legal System and the Collective Fight for Workers’ Rights
In his winning essay, incoming Harvard Law student Otto Barenberg traces the attacks on workers' rights that leverage the American legal system to erode protections.
By Otto Barenberg
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