The Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law and the Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security present Paving the High Road: Labor Standards and Procurement Policy in the Obama Era April 23, 2010.
Since the year 2000, federal government contracting for goods and services has more than doubled, to over $526 billion dollars per year. These expenditures create millions of jobs—jobs that are funded with federal tax dollars, but under the control of private employers. However, unlike federal jobs, economic data show that many of these procurement-based jobs pay low wages and offer few or no benefits. Such increases in federally funded private employment raise important questions: How well do existing laws and policies ensure that taxpayer dollars spent on federal contractors create good jobs and raise standards in the broader labor market? How might policymakers develop new laws and policies to encourage the development of good jobs in the federal contractor workforce? What are the legal implications of these tools? Our upcoming symposium brings together top national experts in this area to discuss these and other related questions. kja
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on April 6th, 2010
| EVENTS, Labor and Employment Law, CONFERENCES |
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The Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law and the Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security present Paving the High Road: Labor Standards and Procurement Policy in the Obama Era April 23, 2010.
Since the year 2000, federal government contracting for goods and services has more than doubled, to over $526 billion dollars per year. These expenditures create millions of jobs—jobs that are funded with federal tax dollars, but under the control of private employers. However, unlike federal jobs, economic data show that many of these procurement-based jobs pay low wages and offer few or no benefits. Such increases in federally funded private employment raise important questions: How well do existing laws and policies ensure that taxpayer dollars spent on federal contractors create good jobs and raise standards in the broader labor market? How might policymakers develop new laws and policies to encourage the development of good jobs in the federal contractor workforce? What are the legal implications of these tools? Our upcoming symposium brings together top national experts in this area to discuss these and other related questions. kja
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on April 6th, 2010
| Labor and Employment Law, CONFERENCES |
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The University of Wisconsin’s Global Legal Studies Center is hosting a workshop on the Legal Aspects of Doing Business in India April 15, 2010. To register, email meblandford@wisc.edu by April 12, 2010 with institutional affiliation and contact details. More information about the workshop can be found here (scroll to the bottom). kja
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on April 6th, 2010
| EVENTS, International Law, Business Law, CONFERENCES |
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The University of Wisconsin’s Global Legal Studies Center is hosting a workshop on the Legal Aspects of Doing Business in India April 15, 2010. To register, email meblandford@wisc.edu by April 12, 2010 with institutional affiliation and contact details. More information about the workshop can be found here (scroll to the bottom). kja
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on April 6th, 2010
| International Law, Business Law, CONFERENCES |
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The University of Wisconsin Institute for Legal Studies is hosting its fifth annual Midwest Law & Society Retreat October 8-9, 2010. The call for papers deadline is June 1, 2010. Proposals can be submitted here. kja
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| October 8, 2010 | to | October 9, 2010 |
The University of Wisconsin Institute for Legal Studies is hosting its fifth annual Midwest Law & Society Retreat October 8-9, 2010. The call for papers deadline is June 1, 2010. Proposals can be submitted here. kja
Posted by uwlegalscholarship on April 6th, 2010
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