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Our editors and contributors represented American University WCL at a national gathering of labor law scholars, sharing research on worker classification and gig economy regulation.

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Examining the DOJ’s Arguments Surrounding Associational Standing for Unions Representing Fired Federal Workers

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Elizabeth Mitchell: Senior Staff Writer On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14,158—“Establishing and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE).” This order reorganized the U.S. information service and appointed Elon Musk as Senior Advisor to the President and de facto Head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The […]

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The Impact of Recent Administrative Jurisprudence on Private Sector Labor Law

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BY: JACK MURER, Senior Staffer “The Court’s recent jurisprudence sends a clear message to the Board and other interested parties that swift resolution of labor disputes will likely lay outside Board proceedings.”  The rights guaranteed under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or the Act) are almost entirely secured by the administrative scaffold of the […]