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Fair Employment Project is a non-profit legal-aid organization of attorneys, students, and worker advocates dedicated to employment civil rights. Winner of the American Bar Association's Award for Legal Access. fairemploymentproject.org

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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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They confided in ChatGPT. Their secrets ended up in court.
The Post found a dozen examples of chatbot conversations being swept into criminal and civil legal proceedings.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 22/08/2026
Great job, @evanpstarr.bsky.social!
Clause and Effect: Theory and Field Experimental Evidence on Noncompete Clauses 
Bo Cowgill , Brandon Freiberg , Evan Starr

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We study worker noncompete clauses in a large field experiment with two finance firms. Across ~14,000 job offers to freelance recruiters on short-term contracts, we randomize wages and the presence, salience, and duration of noncompetes (all contracts also included a nondisclosure agreement). Removing a noncompete increases mobility between competing employers by 36–52% and raises workers’ total earnings from the two firms by 12–17%. We find no evidence—rejecting even small effects—that removing noncompetes generates secret leakage. We also find no evidence that workers choose noncompete jobs for higher pay. Many workers appear unaware of noncompetes before firms’ post-employment communication. The results align with a model of inattention and uncertainty about enforcement.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Are AI prompts privileged? Time will tell - New England Biz Law Update
Last month, a New York court weighed in on the issue of the application of work product protections to information surrounding a litigant’s use of generative artificial intelligence (AI). This is an a...
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Lisa Bernt @lbernt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/b...
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Software Engineer’s Firing Ruled Illegal in a Rare Win for a Tech Worker
A federal labor law judge determined last week that the software maker Atlassian had illegally fired an employee who questioned company policy changes.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
How 3 Courts Are Approaching AI Adoption www.law360.com/legalethics/...
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How 3 Courts Are Approaching AI Adoption - Law360
The rules surrounding artificial intelligence experimentation in courts run the gamut from court systems offering proprietary tools and training to unwritten policies that essentially amount to don't ...
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Lisa Bernt @lbernt.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...
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At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
EEOC warns pre-employment health questionnaires may violate GINA newenglandbizlawupdate.com/2026/07/01/e...
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EEOC warns pre-employment health questionnaires may violate GINA
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently reminded employers that pre-employment health questionnaires may violate the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) if they directly or i...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Happy to report that the firm of Ortiz & Moeslinger, P.C. masswagelaw.com has directed another cy pres award to the Fair Employment Project! Thank you for your support! ​
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
SCOTUS: Last-mile drivers can avoid arbitration www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/th...
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The U.S. Supreme Court Rules that “Last-Mile Drivers” May Avoid Arbitration | JD Supra
In a pivotal case concerning the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) interstate commerce clause (9 U.S.C. § 1), the U.S. Supreme Court held today that...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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Employer Rights, Risks, and Obligations in the Modern Age of Social Media - Boston Bar Association
By Catherine “Cat” Scott and Daniel Fishman Employers face unprecedented scrutiny for what their employees say and do when off the clock. In the era of
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
ABA Urges DOJ to Withdraw Proposed Rule on Attorney Disciplinary Actions www.americanbar.org/advocacy/gov...
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ABA Urges DOJ to Withdraw Proposed Rule on Attorney Disciplinary Actions
The Justice Department’s proposed rule would allow it to conduct initial reviews of state ethics complaints against its own attorneys and suspend state disciplinary investigations indefinitely.
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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
🧵 This is an interesting study. And I hate LinkedIn. Story time: I came across this resume study which finds that "simulations show that candidates using the same LLM as the evaluator are 23% to 60% more likely to be shortlisted than equally qualified applicants submitting human-written resumes"
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AI Self-preferencing in Algorithmic Hiring: Empirical Evidence and Insights
As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become widely adopted, large language models (LLMs) are increasingly involved on both sides of decision-making processes, ranging from hiring to content moderatio...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
NY state law now bars most employers from using credit history when making decisions on hiring, pay, promotions. www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...
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New York employers no longer can use credit histories in most hiring decisions
The state law took effect over the weekend.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Bipartisan group rolls out labor rights notification bill www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Bipartisan group rolls out labor rights notification bill
The new legislation would lay out requirements for labor rights notifications.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Public Enforcement of Workers’ Rights With Contingency-Fee Outside Counsel niwr.org/2026/04/09/p...
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Public Enforcement of Workers’ Rights With Contingency-Fee Outside Counsel - National Institute for Workers' Rights
Executive Summary The Problem: An Enforcement Crisis Workers’ rights enforcement in the United States faces a convergence of crises. Employers steal an estimated $15 billion annually in wages through ...
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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 15/04/2026
‘No tax on tips’ has been promoted by some as a win for workers. But is it? 🤔 Some tipped workers will have higher after-tax income but MOST workers—including tipped workers—will see no benefit. @ninamast.bsky.social + @metacoop.bsky.social break down what this means for working people
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Everything you need to know about “no tax on tips”
The 2025 Republican budget bill (sometimes called the 2025 Trump tax bill or “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) created a new federal income tax deduction for tipped income. The Trump administration has tr...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is costly for workers and social insurance systems www.epi.org/publication/...
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Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is costly for workers and social insurance systems
What is misclassification? The type of misclassification addressed in this report occurs when an employer wrongly classifies an employee as an independent contractor. The problem of workers being misc...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Mass SJC reverses a decision to reduce appellate counsel fee request by an employee who sued under Wage Act and successfully moved under the anti-SLAPP statute masslawyersweekly.com/2026/03/25/f...
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Fee reduction under SLAPP reversed on appeal
The Supreme Judicial Court has reversed a decision to reduce an appellate counsel fee request by an employee who brought suit under the Wage Act and successfully moved under the anti-SLAPP statute to ...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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Musicians Test AI Litigation Waters With Biometric Privacy Claim
Singer-songwriters are turning to a novel approach to go after AI companies for training music generators on their songs without permission, leaning on Illinois’ unique biometric-privacy law.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Washington State Bans Non-competes www.hklaw.com/en/insights/...
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Washington State Bans Non-Compete Agreements | Insights | Holland & Knight
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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cAIveat Emptor: What You Tell AI Can and Will Be Used Against You
Management consultants are pushing the promise of materially increased profits due to AI-created efficiencies. Businesses big and small across a wide range of industries, including commercial real est...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The Case Was Settled, But ChatGPT Thought Otherwise: A Dispute Poised to Define AI Legal Liability www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/th...
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The Case Was Settled, But ChatGPT Thought Otherwise: A Dispute Poised to Define AI Legal Liability | JD Supra
On March 4, 2026, Nippon Life Insurance Company of America (“Nippon Life”) filed suit against OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group PBC in U.S. District...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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AI fuels rise in pro se employment lawsuits, report finds
Lex Machina report finds rising pro se employment lawsuits in federal court as AI tools help plaintiffs file claims, though most unrepresented litigants still lose.
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Lisa Bernt @lbernt.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/b...
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‘No Tax on Overtime’ Isn’t All It Seems for Some Workers
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A new bill in Washington State would ban bosses from forcibly microchipping workers. The bill specifically says that an employer may not request, require, or coerce any employee to have a microchip implanted for any reason.
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Washington state lawmakers consider restricting workplace microchipping
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at restricting the use of microchipping in the workplace. Proposed House Bill 2303 would specifically ban companies from requiring or p...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
AI prompts and outputs in discovery www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/th...
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The emerging rules of the road governing AI prompts and outputs in discovery | JD Supra
It is an increasingly common reality facing clients, counsel, and courts alike: to what extent are user prompts and AI-generated outputs discoverable...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Labor Secretary Is a Rare Presence at Department in Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/u...
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Labor Secretary Is a Rare Presence at Department in Turmoil
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Federal judge: criminal defendant waived attorney-client privilege to, and lacked work-product protections for, info in documents he created using a consumer-grade AI tool masslawyersweekly.com/2026/03/03/a...
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AI-induced privilege waiver rattles lawyers everywhere | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
A federal judge in U.S. v. Heppner ruled a client’s AI communications with Claude are not protected by attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
New MCAD regulations facing pushback from the bar masslawyersweekly.com/2026/02/28/m...
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New MCAD regulations facing pushback from bar | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Employment lawyers and civil rights groups oppose MCAD procedural changes, citing online portal mandate and expanded dismissal powers.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The Bot in the Witness Box: Why Your "Private" AI Chat is a Discovery Goldmine www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/th...
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The Bot in the Witness Box: Why Your "Private" AI Chat is a Discovery Goldmine | JD Supra
Imagine you’re the CEO of a major firm. You’ve just been served a grand jury subpoena. Naturally, you’re stressed. Before calling your $1,500-an-hour...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
AI and Attorney-Client Privilege: SDNY Holds Free Public AI Use Not Protected www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ai...
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AI and Attorney-Client Privilege: Southern District of New York Holds Free Public AI Use Not Protected | JD Supra
As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates, so too do the number of headlines highlighting many new legal risks these tools present. A...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Workers’ resolve drives increase in unionization in 2025 www.epi.org/publication/...
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Workers’ resolve drives increase in unionization in 2025
In 2025, 16.5 million workers in the United States were represented by a union—an increase of 463,000 from 2024 and the highest number of unionized workers in the U.S. in 16 years. These 16.5 million ...
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Lisa Bernt @lbernt.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/b...
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Job Applicants Sue to Open ‘Black Box’ of A.I. Hiring Decisions
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Thank you to Adam Shafran at the firm of Rudolph Friedmann LLP for directing another cy pres award to FEP! www.rflawyers.com/attorney-pro... The award comes from settlement of an FLSA case for unpaid wages. www.fairemploymentproject.org/newsandevent...
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Boston Business Lawyer • Boston Business Attorney Full-Service Boston Business Law Firm
Boston Business Lawyer. Boston Business Attorney Full-Service Boston Business Law Firm. Rudolph Friedmann, LLP Is A Full-Service Boston Business Law Firm. Our Boston Business Lawyer Counselors Are Rea...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Thank you to the firm of Ortiz & Moeslinger for directing another cy pres award to FEP! mass-legal.com The award comes from the settlement of a case brought under Mass. law for failure to pay earned tips. www.fairemploymentproject.org/newsandevent...
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Ortiz & Moeslinger, P.C. | Attorneys at Law | Boston, MA
Are you looking for a trusted team of attorneys in the Boston, MA area? Visit the Ortiz & Moeslinger, P.C. website to see what sets us apart from other firms.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Class action can move forward accusing US naval shipbuilders of keeping wages low through a long-running agreement not to recruit each other’s employees. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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US naval shipbuilders must face employees’ wage claims, judge rules
Shipbuilding giants General Dynamics , Huntington Ingalls and others have failed to convince a U.S. judge to dismiss allegations that they conspired for years to suppress compensation for naval archit...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Massachusetts has a new wage transparency law. www.mass.gov/info-details...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
EEOC backs away from disparate impact theory in hiring algorithm case newenglandbizlawupdate.com/2025/10/08/e...
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EEOC backs away from disparate impact theory in hiring algorithm case
The EEOC has withdrawn a key allegation in a lawsuit claiming that a company’s AI-based hiring tool caused disparate impact discrimination against older job applicants.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
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Unemployment Insurance and the Government Shutdown: What Federal Workers and Contractors Need to Know - National Employment Law Project
What federal workers and contractors need to know to help support themselves during the government shutdown.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Support workers this Labor Day by donating to the Fair Employment Project! www.fairemploymentproject.org/donateorvolu...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Volunteer Opportunity for Mass. Probate, Family, Estate and Immigration Law Practitioners: Immigration Community Response Initiative www.massbar.org/membership/v...
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Immigration Community Response Initiative
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Workers' Rights Webinar: Domestic Workers, June 16, 5:30-7 www.boston.gov/calendar/wor...
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Workers' Rights Webinar: Domestic Workers
This webinar will review the rights of Domestic Workers, and how to file complaints and get support should your rights be violated. Domestic workers provide services in a home. These services include ...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Federal job seekers quizzed on Executive Orders and how they would support them www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
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Federal Job Applications Will Soon Have Essay Questions About Trump’s Executive Orders And Government Efficiency
A set of new essay questions will be added to federal job applications as part of an executive order from the president that seeks to reform the federal hiring process.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
New ruling dials back EEOC protections for transgender employees newenglandbizlawupdate.com/2025/05/28/n...
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New ruling dials back EEOC protections for transgender employees
A federal court has vacated portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) guidance on harassment protections for LGBTQ+ employees.
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
The National Employment Law Project is hiring a Vice President of Programs and Strategy based in New York City, Washington, DC, or Berkeley, CA. A full job description and application instructions can be found here: nelp.bamboohr.com/careers
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Current Openings
Take a look at the current openings at National Employment Law Project
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Gavriela Bogin-Farber and Anna Bottrell on Adverse Actions in the Wake of Muldrow v. City of St. Louis www.massbar.org/publications...
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Adverse Actions in the Wake of <EM>Muldrow v. City of St. Louis</EM>
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
National Law Day of Action May 1: For bar associations, lawyers, the public lawdayofaction.org
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National Law Day of Action
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
City of Boston: Youth Workers' Rights webinar April 24 from 5:30 - 7:00 www.boston.gov/calendar/wor...
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Workers' Rights Webinar: Youth Workers
Having a job as a young person can have many benefits, but it can come with risks too. From 2022 to 2023, child labor violations in the US reached their highest level in about two decades. Recent stud...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
NLRB Acting General Counsel Overturns Numerous Pro-Labor Biden-Era Policies www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/nl...
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Fair Employment Project @feplaw.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
City of Boston is hosting a Workers’ Rights Clinic on Tues, Mar 11 from 5-7 at Josiah Quincy Upper School, 900 Washington St., Boston
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