The law of accommodations within employment discrimination law evolved significantly in 2023. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was enacted by Congress and signed by President Biden in 2022, and it became effective on June 27, 2023. The Act creates a statutory duty for covered employers...

This paper provides a review of recent developments in the enforcement of U.S. antitrust law in labor markets. It surveys cases and regulatory efforts, and address recurring questions regarding, among other things, market definition, the role of the consumer welfare standard, and merger analysis

This paper presents the results of research, which highlights the situation during the pandemic in sectors characterised by low wages and a high turnover of workers. The empirical basis is formed by company case studies in the meat industry, postal services, and mask production in Germany and...

Besides straining international, regional and national employment status classification models, digital labour platforms are pioneering new strategies and approaches in terms of algorithmic management, digital surveillance, remote work and cross-border outsourcing, which are increasingly being...

Policymakers and scholars have directed renewed attention to the law’s contributions to producing economic inequality, but the legal dimensions of geographic inequality have received much less scrutiny. At its core, geographic inequality is a function of how the national income gets spatially...

Gender discrimination by the employer is prohibited in most countries under constitutional and/or employment laws, but nonetheless it persists and has even widened during the ongoing pandemic. Women often do not file lawsuits against their employers fearing retaliation and high costs of a...