All Articles tagged workers' rights

• General
  January 01, 2012 EDT
  BLUE-COLLAR CRIME: CONSPIRACY, ORGANIZED LABOR, AND THE ANTI-UNION CIVIL RICO CLAIM
  Benjamin Levin

  This article traces the relationship between conspiracy law and workers‘ rights to organize, situating the current use of civil RICO claims by employers against unions.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  November 11, 2011 EDT
  THE CONSTITUTIONAL PARAMETERS OF NEW YORK STATE‘S DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS: BALANCING THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS
  Donna E. Young

  The new law, though touching upon certain constitutional rights of employers, does not run afoul of the Constitution any more than does regulation aimed at more traditional workplaces.