Employment LawFeaturedHealth CareMental Health
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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Employment LawEntertainment LawFeaturedReality TV
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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Employment LawFeaturedFederal Law
October 25, 2024By Monica Lopez
Mary is a dog walker on the Rover app. She advertises her dog-walking business on the app, and once she gets a booking request, she can respond or decline it. Mary is a gig worker because she derives income from freelance work on an on-demand basis.[i] The term gig economy refers to the larger landscape where […]
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AntitrustEmployment LawFeaturedSports Law
April 17, 2024By Peter Dourvetakis
The Sherman Antitrust exemption for Major League Baseball (MLB) was born over 100 years ago. Over the years, Congress has passed some legislation that allows the players to sue the league under federal antitrust law. However, as it stands today, Major League Baseball still enjoys the exemption from the Sherman Antitrust Act, which allows […]
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