Workers’ Rights

A group of organizations including the Michael J. Fox Foundation recently filed a petition challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the herbicide paraquat. The groups state that considering the health effects associated with paraquat—including a potential increased risk of Parkinson’s disease—“there is no…

Recent rulings in the U.S. Supreme Court have made it more likely that employers will be requiring more workers to sign arbitration agreements. These binding agreements are also showing up more often in other types of contracts, including those signed with physicians and long-term care…