New on the UC Law Review Blog, Maggie Traubert explores how U.S. labor and immigration laws create a structural paradox in agriculture, relying on migrant farmworkers while denying them meaningful legal protections. The Article argues that this system of vulnerability is not economically inevitable but rather legally constructed and calls for reforms that align worker protections with their essential role in the nation’s food system.
Author: Brynn Stylinski, Contributing Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review On September 22, 2015, Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte submitted the Gender Advancement in Pay Act (GAP Act) to the Senate.[1] The GAP Act proposes an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as amended by the Equal Pay Act, in order to provide greater... Continue Reading →
Author: Brynn Stylinski Contributing Member University of Cincinnati Law Review The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay every employee a minimum wage and to pay overtime for any hours worked over forty hours per week. However, whether a worker qualifies as an employee has been debated for years.[1] Earlier this year, the... Continue Reading →
