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Legal updates, new research, interesting ideas for students-- past and present-- of LER Prof. Michael H. LeRoy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Welcome, also, to friends who are curious about employment and labor law.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Statistics That Explain GOP White Nativism

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First, Republican seats in the House of Representative have significantly lower foreign-born populations compared to seats held by Democr...
Thursday, January 2, 2020

Nicotine Fit: Can Employers Discriminate Against Users?

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Photo Credit: Prime Health Channel While much of the media focuses this week on Illinois’ new recreational marijuana law, U-Haul has a...
Friday, December 27, 2019

2019 Was Not a Great Year for the U.S. Economy

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Photo Credit: Water & Waste Digest, March 25, 2019, Huntington, WV Adriana Cohen is an up-and-coming contributor to Fox News. She w...

Can Your Employer Pay You Based on Your Schedule, Not Actual Hours Worked?

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Photo Credit: UCLA Labor Center Federal and state wage laws require employers to keep accurate records of hours worked: If an employ...
Thursday, December 26, 2019

Bra Update: Legal and Labor Developments

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Are Polish-made bras superior? We’ll get to that in a moment. Can an employer require employees to wear a bra? This was the subject of...
Wednesday, December 25, 2019

“‘You Shall Love the Alien as Yourself’: Hope, Hospitality, and Love of the Stranger in the Teachings of Jesus”

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For Christmas, I share a recent research article on immigration and Christian faith by Prof. David B. Gowler, in Religions (2019). Gowl...
Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Should the GOP Decide Who Is a Jew?

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Jews have nationality and race status, according to President Trump’s executive order. Now comes Rudy Giuliani to declare that George So...
Friday, December 20, 2019

Hall of Shame College Coaches

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Kansas Coach Mark Mangino (Later Fired for Verbally and Emotionally Abusing Players) The NCAA football bowl season is upon us, and NCAA...

GOP Judge Accused of Courthouse Threesomes: “Remember Who You Are and Whom You Serve”

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Another GOP elected official is facing impeachment. Justice Dawn Gentry, a Republican, is facing nine charges by Kentucky’s Judicial Con...
Thursday, December 19, 2019

Sen. McConnell: Do You Quit if You Acquit?

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This post is not persuasive—it will change no one’s mind on President Trump. Our unique times offer a chance to understand our wonderfu...
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