Labor
House bill would clarify joint employer standards for fast food
After years of fast-food restaurants being in progressive crosshairs—facing everything from new labor laws to attempts to ban drive-thrus—there may be a beacon of hope on the horizon in the form of an unexpectedly bipartisan…
Washington’s state capital voted against increasing the minimum wage
Residents of Olympia, Washington, rejected Proposition 1 on Tuesday, with 4,857 votes against and 3,821 for. The proposition would have codified the Workers' Bill of Rights Initiative, which sought to increase the…
Baseball’s solution to the Dodgers isn’t a salary cap
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! If you're looking for work, I know of a few vacancies. (Just don't ask for too much money.) The baseball gods blessed us with amazing drama last week—but with the…
Could Pro-Hamas, Anti-Charlie Kirk Rhetoric Lead to Deportations?
Unions are suing the Trump administration to prevent the potential deportation of noncitizens who express support for Hamas terrorists or who celebrated the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, among other…
The agony of defeat, not winning, is what makes sports exciting
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Don't be afraid to take on some extra work this week, it's important to have a side hustle or two (or four). It was not a good weekend for my favorite sports…
Trump’s immigration crackdown is causing labor shortage
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is making it harder for American farms to find seasonal workers and putting the nation's food supply chain at risk. But don't take my word for it. Ask the Trump…
The formula for making immigration popular with American voters
The Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh and Reason's Katherine Mangu-Ward debate National Review's Rich Lowry and Steven Camarota from the Center for Immigration Studies on the benefits and drawbacks of mass…
H-1B Visa Reform Plan Needs to Put Americans First
President Donald Trump’s executive order just put a $100,000 fee on new petitions for H-1B temporary workers. The rollout suffered from muddled communication, and the order does not stop the H-1B from being used to replace…
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