The work of American Sign Language (ASL)/English interpreters is filled with complex interpersonal, linguistic and cultural challenges. The decisions and ethical dilemmas interpreters face on a daily basis are countless and the potential for disagreement regarding those decisions is great....

The Wall Street Journal, in interviews with top women executives, discussed their path to the top and the importance of mentoring in getting there. The response of Michelle Coleman Mayes was typical. She stressed the importance of having many mentors at different points in one's career, and to...

Much has been written about the impact of disability laws on employers and employees. Yet there is little empirical support available on whether disability laws impact employers in a negative or positive way. We fill this gap in the literature by studying the impact of state disability laws...

In this article we examine the problem of declining employer references in the American economy. We argue that the problem is not that employers inordinately fear potential slander and libel liability for giving references, but that they have no assurance of benefits from reciprocal references...

The challenges facing workplace regulators are daunting: Workplace agencies in developing and developed countries alike face severe resource constraints. Changes in the workplace, from the growth of the informal sector and the fissuring of the traditional employment relationship to the decline...

Shiftwork is a dangerous and unhealthy practice. Shiftworkers are more likely to suffer from a variety of medical ailments such as gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, weight gain, depression, low birth weight, and spontaneous abortion. Shiftworkers also suffer from greater...

This article arises from a symposium sponsored by Pace University School of Law celebrating the ninetieth anniversary of the famous decision of Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, 118 N.E. 214, 214 (N.Y. 1917). This case, amongst other advances, popularizes a particular notion of good faith in...

In 2008, the oldest of 78 million baby boomers will celebrate their 62nd birthdays. Before they blow out their birthday candles, they will have considered and likely decided whether to elect to take early Social Security retirement benefits (SSRBs). Recent and evolving changes in the normal...

A state’s right to prohibit unions from compelling employees to pay dues even when they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement has its basis in the 1947 Taft-Hartley amendments to the National Labor Relations Act (1935). After the amendment's passage, twelve (12) states passed...

This paper is about a historic strike of service workers at the University of Miami in 2006. Section I narrates the strike from the perspective of the workers, low wage immigrant workers in a market organized by a large labor contractor leased to a large corporate enduser. Section II analyzes...