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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 […]

The Workers’ Rights Briefing

February 7, 2022

By NIWR Blog

The Workers’ Rights Briefing is a monthly newsletter designed to help keep you up-to-date on breaking news and emerging trends impacting America’s workers. From the growth of forced arbitration of […]

Old Boundaries, New Horizons: How Anti-Discrimination Law Can Better Protect Black Gig Workers in the Time of COVID-19

August 11, 2021

By Christy England

The gig economy continues to garner attention in legal scholarship, social science research, and public discourse in general. The COVID-19 pandemic has also shed light on the plight of gig workers in general, and Black gig workers in particular.

No Due Process, No Rights: How Forced Arbitration Enables Misclassification In The Gig Economy

August 11, 2021

By NIWR

I. Introduction The gig economy represents a multibillion-dollar sector of the American economy[1], and as many as one-third of workers in America are gig workers.[2] The gig economy has […]

The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute For Law & Policy And The National Employment Lawyers Association Appoint New Executive Director

December 10, 2020

By NIWR Blog

Seasoned legal advocate and former workers’ rights attorney Jeffrey A. Mittman selected by unanimous board vote Concord, Calif. – Dec. 10, 2020 – After an extensive nationwide search, the National […]

Spotlight On California: AB 5, Proposition 22, And The Fight For Gig Workers’ Rights

October 22, 2020

By NIWR

By Christy England, Paul H. Tobias Attorney Fellow The Harms Of Misclassification: The COVID-19 Pandemic And Beyond As workers across the country face unprecedented challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed […]

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