Join the Notre Dame ACS Student Chapter for a Lunch and Learn with Alvin Velazquez, a professor at Indiana's Maurer School of Law where he specializes in the intersection of labor, bankruptcy law, and...

Google LLC’s proposed $10 million purchase of a vast trove of Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc.'s deindentified business data exposes a void in privacy protections for workers amid a growing AI-driven mar...

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Emory University’s Center for the Study of Law and Religion and the Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, are pleased to invite legal scholars to particip...

Nearly a decade after Congress imposed the Financial Oversight and Management Board through Promesa, Puerto Rico stands at a critical crossroads. While the Isla

Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...

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United States labor policy is notable for how little it constrains most employers: unlike many jurisdictions represented in this volume, “atwill” empl

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In the early 20th century, foreign companies operating in Brazil would extract profits while using thinly capitalized subsidiaries to directly employ their workers. When things went wrong…

As Trump attacked the National Labor Relations Board in 2025, the number of private sector union elections that the agency oversaw fell by 30 percent.

ICE have gone from wearing tactical army gear to Midwestern civilian garb; I have even seen photos of agents in...

It’s the latest step in the administration’s long-standing effort to choke off funding for states that have opposed the president.

Chapter 9 bankruptcy filings for municipalities were low for a second consecutive year, signaling the tool may have outlived its usefulness even as some cities and towns struggle financially.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) exists to protect investors by maintaining orderly markets and to facilitate capital formation. It does not exist to protect workers and their interests. H...

President Donald Trump says that his administration is planning to halt federal payments to "sanctuary cities" and the states where they're located starting Feb. 1.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) exists to protect investors by maintaining orderly markets and to facilitate capital formation. It does not exist to protect workers and their interests. H...

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<p>Litigation against President Trump for withholding federal funds from cities in his “war on woke” has taken place either in Article III courts under the Admi

<p>Litigation against President Trump for withholding federal funds from cities in his “war on woke” has taken place either in Article III courts under the Admi

Corporations use bankruptcy to undermine worker collective power. For example, corporations can run to bankruptcy court to shed collective bargaining agreements

The White House began the layoffs on Aug. 1, but maintains the six vacancies created by the U.S. president

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Alvin Velazquez, The Death of Labor Law and the Rebirth of the Labor Movement, B.C.L. Rev. (forthcoming), available at SSRN (Feb. 13, 2025).Michael C. DuffIn The Death of Labor Law, Professor Alvin Ve...

When a corporation files for bankruptcy, it is usually bad news for workers. That is because most corporations are usually looking to slash wages or seek other ...

Opinion: Maurer School of Law Professor Alvin Velazquez says a Fifth Circuit ruling against the National Labor Relations Board could open a tactical toolbox for organized labor to exploit.

Opinion: Maurer School of Law Professor Alvin Velazquez says a Fifth Circuit ruling against the National Labor Relations Board could open a tactical toolbox for organized labor to exploit.

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