Employment Law
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Balancing Flexibility and Vulnerability: Worker Classification in the Gig Economy
15 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 70 Mollie Pinion Harper Over the last decade, the rapid proliferation and globalization of… Read More
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DEI, Big Law, and the Fight for North Carolina
By: Emily Mundt In the wake of his scourge against diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) in federal spaces, President Trump… Read More
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Workin’ 9 Past 5: Supreme Court Lowers the Evidentiary Standard for Employers Arguing FLSA Overtime Exemptions
By: Emma Rice Background The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)[1] was first passed in 1938 to protect employees working in… Read More
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The Memorandum Heard Around the College Athletics World: Why Student-Athletes in Non-Revenue-Generating Sports Should Not Enjoy the Status of “Employee” Under the NLRA
14 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 47 Nick Tremps Introduction Over the past few decades, one particular legal issue has… Read More
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Are College Athletes Employees? Unpacking the NLRB’s Decision in Trustees of Dartmouth College
By William Gilchrist The NCAA is currently facing the latest challenge to its amateur athlete model from the National Labor… Read More
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Elon Musk’s Firing Fiasco: Should We Provide Better Protection for Those Affected?
By Matthew Goldstein In the five months since Elon Musk purchased a 44 billion dollar 100% ownership stake in Twitter,[1]… Read More
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The Blurry Limits of the Equal Pay Act’s “Factor Other than Sex”: An Argument for Limiting the Use of Salary History and the Benefit to Employers
11 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 21 I. Introduction President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law on… Read More
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Sharing is Caring: H-2B Visa Portability as the Lasting Solution to Temporary Problems
Makenzie Taylor Each year, 66,000 H-2B visa guest workers enter the United States to perform nonagricultural temporary and seasonal jobs[1]… Read More
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The Catch-22 of the COVID-19 Remote Workforce: A Payroll, Income, and Unemployment Tax Nightmare
By Alex Lewis Working remotely has become the new normal, and it may stay that way after COVID-19.[1] Although… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Weighs in on When an Employer-Required Medical Exam Can Violate the Americans With Disabilities Act
By Katy Thompson and Lanie Summerlin In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. McLeod Health Inc.,… Read More
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Weekly Roundup – 11/12-11/16
By Jim Twiddy and Kayla West United States v. Miguel Zelaya In this criminal case, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the trial… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Rules on Mandatory Age-Discrimination Remedies
By Mackenzie Bluedorn and Jacqueline Canzoneri Relevant Facts This case began as an age discrimination claim. The Equal Employment Opportunity… Read More