The end of the COVID-19 pandemic may be in sight, but how do we prepare for a new economic environment once the health crisis is behind us? The negative economic impact of the health crisis cannot be overstated. In 2020, the domestic economy contracted by 3.5%, the largest decline since World War II. During the […]
Labor, Employment and Duties of Care
Farmworker Protection during COVID-19: Will New Jersey learn its lesson?
New Jersey was hit particularly hard by COVID-19 in spring of 2020. There were several factors contributing to its high case rate and death toll in the state, including sometimes shifting and unclear directives from leadership and high population density. Communities of color experienced disproportionate death rates, due to institutional discrimination manifesting in the form […]
Protecting Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The absence of a cohesive federal strategy during the pandemic has allowed many businesses to continue operating without standard safety guidelines, endangering employee health. And with new cases of COVID-19 in the United States nearing 200,000 per day, employees’ risk of exposure will only continue to grow. Early litigation and regulatory measures have highlighted two […]
Telework for Caregivers: A Gap in Employment and Disability Law
The pandemic has exposed a gap in our employment and disability laws—a lack of care for caregivers. The workforce is filled with employees who take on roles as caregivers at home, such as parents looking after children with cancer, husbands or wives helping their spouse after a surgery, and adult children watching parents with dementia. […]