In the News - February 8, 2021
Media Highlights
Biden Administration Resurrects Office To Help Women ‘At The Breaking Point’
NPR—February 4, 2021
Joan Williams: “The one thing I would want the Biden administration to do is to recognize we can’t expect workers to get to work without a care infrastructure.”
Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution Has a Fairness Problem
Bloomberg Opinion—February 4, 2021
Dorit Reiss: “The CDC and the National Academy of Sciences have created thoughtful plans that give the most vulnerable people priority, but inadequate funding has made it hard to carry out those plans.”
Three American Mothers, On The Brink
The New York Times—February 4, 2021
Jessica Lee: “Our system and our politicians have completely abandoned working parents.”
Belk’s been Charlotte-based for decades. Here’s why it will file bankruptcy in Texas.
Yahoo News—February 3, 2021
Jared Ellias: “If you give the bankruptcy judge one day to do that work, they may not get it right.”
Shorting Delivery Drivers’ Tips Will Cost Amazon $61.7M in Settlement
Courthouse News—February 2, 2021
Veena Dubal: “Like other gig economy workers, these Amazon Flex drivers are unfairly — and perhaps illegally — bearing the expenses of the delivery business — paying out of pocket for the vehicle expenses, insurance, phone expenses.”
Some PG&E fire survivors in a race against time to get paid
San Francisco Chronicle—February 1, 2021
Jared Ellias: “This problem of people not surviving long enough to see their day in court, or their day in front of the trust, is something that happens.”
Nurse who fainted during Covid vaccine harassed by anti-vaxxers wrongly convinced she’s dead
The Independent—February 1, 2021
Dorit Reiss: “[Hate messages] have a real deterrent effect on posting positive messages about the vaccine.”
Trump Navy secretary considering Pennsylvania Senate run
Politico—January 29, 2021
Shanin Specter: “Ken is well-liked and able. He survived his association with Donald Trump with an enhanced reputation. I hope he’ll stay in public service in some form.”
Scholarly Leadership
Jon Abel’s article, Batson’s Appellate Appeal, was cited extensively in a proposed rule change for the jury selection process in Arizona.
Heather Field spoke on a panel about uncertainty in tax planning at USC’s 2021 Tax Institute.
Veena Dubal published “An Uber Ambivalence: Employee Status, Worker Perspectives, and Regulation in the Gig Economy,” in Beyond the Algorithm: Qualitative Insights for Gig Work Regulation (Cambridge University Press 2021).