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Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Labor and Employment Law

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Reimagining The Law Of Self-Employment: A Comparative Perspective, Jayesh M. Rathod, Michal Skapski Jan 2013

Reimagining The Law Of Self-Employment: A Comparative Perspective, Jayesh M. Rathod, Michal Skapski

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

U.S. employment law has traditionally disfavored bright-line rules to distinguish between traditional “employees” and independent contractors, instead relying on more flexible criteria, to be applied on a case-by-case basis. This fluidity has enabled employers to structure these relationships – and the corresponding bundle of worker rights and benefits – in ways that serve their own material and normative interests. Indeed, recent employment law literature has noted a dramatic shift towards independent contracting and contingent worker schemes in the U.S., even when the actual workplace dynamics are more akin to an employer-employee relationship. These same trends are now visible on the …


The Great Recession, The Resulting Budget Shortfalls, The 2010 Elections And The Attack On Public Sector Collective Bargaining In The United States, Kenneth Glenn Dau-Schmidt, Winston Lin Jan 2012

The Great Recession, The Resulting Budget Shortfalls, The 2010 Elections And The Attack On Public Sector Collective Bargaining In The United States, Kenneth Glenn Dau-Schmidt, Winston Lin

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

American public sector unions and collective bargaining have been subjected to a vicious attack under the auspices of balancing government budgets, promoting "equity" between private and public employees and limiting the impact of "special interests" on government policy. The American and world financial crisis of 2007 resulted in the Great Recession of 2008 and substantial budget shortfalls for local and national governments world-wide. This financial crisis and the resulting disintegration of aggregate demand and employment are eerily similar to the financial crisis and collapse that led to the Great Depression of the 1930’s. However, unlike the calamity of the 1930’s, …


Bad Reputation?: The Potential Negative Impact Of Outsourcing On The Legal Profession, Jennifer Spellman, Jeannea Varrichio Jan 2012

Bad Reputation?: The Potential Negative Impact Of Outsourcing On The Legal Profession, Jennifer Spellman, Jeannea Varrichio

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

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Fits And Starts For Mandatory Arbitration, Roger B. Jacobs Jan 2012

Fits And Starts For Mandatory Arbitration, Roger B. Jacobs

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.