by Girish Anand | Apr 28, 2009 | Federal Labor Law
I’d always heard about how Major League Baseball’s exemption from antitrust law was based on a long-ago Supreme Court decision that ruled the sport did not (catch this one: DID NOT) engage in interstate commerce. Funny thing is, no Supreme Court decision...
by Girish Anand | Apr 27, 2009 | Random Musings
Japan’s dirty little immigration secrets are starting to come to light, and they’re not pretty. A little history from The Japan Times: Back in the 1980s, “official” Japan became worried that labor was getting too expensive, threatening its...
by Girish Anand | Apr 24, 2009 | Random Musings
I’ve always thought of the American Dream as including home ownership. You know, having your own place to tool home to and relax after a hard day’s travail. Now, two economists at Chapman University (which is actually fairly near the American Dream abode...
by Girish Anand | Apr 22, 2009 | Random Musings
I’m no fan of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), but the principle of organizing for better wages and benefits is a sound one–until it’s abused. And union abuse is largely what doomed (along with better products from foreign competition) the...
by Girish Anand | Apr 22, 2009 | Random Musings
As is their wont, the French reject American culture while embracing and perfecting it, in their own inimitable way. Take the example of unionization. France is widely unionized. You can hardly visit there without the garbage collectors or air traffic controllers or...