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Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow

An Extraordinary Moment For All Black Women and Black People, for All Women, and For All Working People

February 24, 2022
By Corinne A. Williams, Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow

The confirmation of a Black woman to the Supreme Court will be a huge affirmation of what we already know to be true, that there are and have been scores […]

Blog, News scotus

Class And Collective Action Bans Help Keep Low-Wage Workers Trapped In Poverty

September 10, 2017
By Elizabeth Colman, Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow

Elizabeth Colman, Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow This October, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a trio of cases challenging whether employers can legally force workers to […]

Blog, News

Horton Comes To A Head: U.S. Supreme Court Poised To Resolve Conflict Regarding Workers’ Rights To Act Collectively

January 27, 2017
By Elizabeth Colman, Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow

The United States Supreme Court granted three petitions for certiorari during their Friday, January 13 conference that touch on issues central to employees’ ability to vindicate their workplace rights. In […]

Blog, Forced Arbitration, News

Forced Arbitration Usurps U.S. Service Member’s Workplace Rights

March 29, 2016
By Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow

By Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow Clark Taylor Ending forced arbitration of employment disputes is The Institute’s top public policy priority. Toward that end, The Institute is engaged in a […]

Blog, Forced Arbitration

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