Work Law: Open Cases & Materials

Abstract

This casebook accompanies a survey course on US labor and employment law. My emphasis in collecting the materials was on legal and policy highlights underlying key aspects of the law of work in the US circa 2024.

The casebook includes five substantive Parts: 1) Employee Classification; 2) Employment At Will and the Common Law; 3) Constitutional Rights; 4) Antidiscrimination; and 5) Labor Law. At the beginning of the book, there’s a short introductory part (i); at its end, Parts (6) & (7) offer movies and book recommendations. In the next phases of the textbook, I will add a Statutory Law Part and a Procedures & Remedies chapter.

added links to the full opinion, oral argument, and docket for each legal case, if available. Following some cases, I added notes to help students compare and contextualize the materials.

Keywords: Employee Classification, Employment At Will, Common Law Exceptions, Constitutional Rights, Statutory Interventions, Antidiscrimination, Labor Law, Legal Cases, Work Law Procedures, Remedies, Contractual Relationships, Employment Law, Labor Relations, Discrimination in Employment, Legal Opinions, Work Law Policies, Employment Regulations, Work-related Harms, Legal Ambiguity, Employer Rights, Employee Rights, Workplace Governance, National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Employment Contracts, Workplace Policies

JEL Classification: J08, J15, J41, J53, J81, K31, K32, K38, K42