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A Return On Investment: How The Breastfeeding Promotion Act Can Change The Make-Up Of The Private Workforce, Krishna Jani
A Return On Investment: How The Breastfeeding Promotion Act Can Change The Make-Up Of The Private Workforce, Krishna Jani
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
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Bare Minimum: Stripping Pay For Independent Contractors In The Share Economy, Michael H. Leroy
Bare Minimum: Stripping Pay For Independent Contractors In The Share Economy, Michael H. Leroy
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
My study explores a small but revealing corner of the share economy, where an individual’s private resources are bartered for limited use by others in exchange for compensation. Strip clubs create value for owners by commoditizing sexual labor. Clubs avoid employment in favor of independent contracting with dancers. They pay no wages or benefits; patrons pay dancers with fees and tips. But clubs extract entry fees from dancers who work; require them to rent dressing rooms and stage time; and compel them to share tips with DJs, emcees, house moms, bouncers, and bartenders. My research identified seventy-five federal and state …
A Right Without Remedy: State Employees After Seminole Tribe And Alden, Heather Lueke
A Right Without Remedy: State Employees After Seminole Tribe And Alden, Heather Lueke
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
Over the past decade, courts have wrestled with state employees 'private legal remedy for a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. As a result of the decisions in Seminole Tribe v. Florida and Alden v. Maine, state employees lost their right to sue for such violations. This note examines the dilemma faced by employees who find themselves without a path of recourse against state employers. It concludes that both Seminole Tribe and Alden should be overturned because the decisions leave state employees with no realistic remedy
Are You Breaking Some Sort Of Law?: Protecting An Employee's Informal Complaints Under The Fair Labor Standards Act's Anti-Retaliation Provision, Jennifer Lynne Redmond
Are You Breaking Some Sort Of Law?: Protecting An Employee's Informal Complaints Under The Fair Labor Standards Act's Anti-Retaliation Provision, Jennifer Lynne Redmond
William & Mary Law Review
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