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    Sleepless in Scrubs: Learning from Europe to Protect Patients and Physicians

    October 29, 2025By Sofia Ramirez

    Each year, escalating burnout and untreated depression drive more than 400 physicians to die by suicide.[i]  Before 1984, resident physicians often worked 90–100-hour work weeks with 24–36-hour on-call shifts.[ii]  Reform only gained traction after the highly publicized death of Liby Zion in 1984, whose care lied in the hands of sleep-deprived, overworked residents.[iii]  In response, […]

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    Maybe Love Is Blind, But the Law Isn’t: The Misclassification of Reality TV Contestants

    February 13, 2025By Chelsea Barcenas

    On December 11, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a formal complaint against Kinetic Content, the production company behind Netflix’s hit reality series Love Is Blind.[i] The complaint alleges that the company misclassified contestants as non-employee “participants” rather than employees, potentially depriving them of crucial labor protections.[ii] This case has the potential to […]

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    Behind the Camera: The Unseen Risks of Family Vlogs and Child Influencers

    November 14, 2024By Nathalie Tirado

    In recent years, the increasing presence of family vlogs and child influencers on parent-run social media accounts has brought child exploitation to the forefront of concern in society. However, family vlogging is not a new phenomenon; it began in 2010 through YouTube content creators. YouTube families would center nearly all content on their underage children. […]

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    The Birth of the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act, and the Labor Lawsuits that Follow

    October 31, 2024By Danielle Classey Houston

    The first handful of federal lawsuits under the newly enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) are well underway, living up to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) commitment to defend victims of pregnancy discrimination.[i]  The PWFA expands on the current Pregnant Discrimination Act (“PDA”) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Pregnant employees are […]

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