In another paper authored by Michael Duff (University of Wyoming), and co-authored with Thomas McGarity (University of Texas) and Sidney Shapiro (Wake Forest), he addresses the "re-opening" of the American economy while the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is still circulating and putting workers at heightened risk of contracting the deadly virus.
Children’s Best Interest (In Immigration Court)
For over a century, the “best interests of the child” standard has served as the cornerstone of a robust legal architecture erected by every state in the U.S. to safeguard the well-being of children, regardless of their immigration status.
At the state level, the principle guides decision-making regarding a child’s...
Non-Union Strikes and Protecting Workers in a Pandemic
The COVID-19 work stoppages involving employees refusing to work because they are fearful of contracting coronavirus provides a dramatic opportunity for newer workplace law observers to grasp a well-established legal rule: both unionized and non-union employees possess rights to engage in work stoppages under the National Labor Relations Act.
Michael...
Will Marriages Survive a Second COVID-19 Wave?
Around the world, couplehood faces one of its hardest times in human history. The expectation is that once courts are fully open in the West, divorce rates will skyrocket, as has already happened in China, Hong Kong, and other places after a first wave of COVID-19.
While divorce rates already...