In another âelections have consequencesâ story, The Economic Policy Institute (EPI), has a new report about how states can blunt the 2018 Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis. In that case, the court ruled that employers can use forced arbitration clauses to strip workers of their right to join together in court to fight wage theft, discrimination, or harassment. The EPI forecasts that by 2024, more than 80% of private-sector, nonunion workers will be covered by forced arbitration clauses.
They argue that, given the current very conservative Supreme Court, it will be up to individual states to pass âwhistleblower enforcementâ laws like those introduced in Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington, to empower workers who need to sue law-breaking employers, including those covered by arbitration clauses.
On to cartoons. Hereâs a look at abortion from the GOP white male perspective:
Trump wonât (canât?) deal:
GOPâs accomplishments are transparent, even if they are not:
The Parties see things differently:
Summer replacement series doesnât get raves:
Graduation speakers arenât created equal:
