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Mother Jones interviews Yana Rodgers about the economic impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Monday, June 23, 2025
Mother Jones

Power at Work publishes an article by Danielle Phillips-Cunningham about the trailblazing Black labor leader who founded the National Association of Wage Earners.

Sunday, June 15, 2025
Power at Work

The Philadelphia Inquirer covers a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report on the shrinking number of federal wage and hour investigators, quoting Jake Barnes and Janice Fine.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Star-Ledger publishes an op-ed by Lindsay Dhanani calling on New Jersey to enact stronger disparate impact protections for marginalized workers.

Monday, June 9, 2025
The Star-Ledger

The American Prospect mentions a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report, which finds that USDOL staff reductions, coupled with mass deportations, could worsen wage theft.

Thursday, June 5, 2025
The American Prospect

The Record covers a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report on the shrinking number of labor investigators and the growing risk of wage theft, quoting Jake Barnes and Janice Fine.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025
The Record

HuffPost writes about a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report, which finds that staffing in the U.S. Wage and Hour Division just hit a 52-year low.

Friday, May 30, 2025
HuffPost

The Record interviews Christopher To about New Jersey’s pay transparency law taking effect. Most employers are now required to list salary information in job postings.

Friday, May 30, 2025
The Record

Sourcing Journal reports many fashion brands are canceling orders, delaying payments, and taking other actions that harm garment workers, quoting Mark Anner.

Friday, May 30, 2025
Sourcing Journal

Bloomberg Law writes about a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report on the declining number of labor investigators. Jake Barnes says it could worsen America’s $13 billion wage theft problem.

Thursday, May 29, 2025
Bloomberg Law

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