BUILDING BLOCKS OF CHANGE: STATE INITIATIVES AND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT § 14(C)

Author: Abigail E. Cregge Minimum wage has been a passionate topic for Americans ever since the federal statutory scheme for minimum wages, known as the Federal Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), was introduced in 1938. At that time, the idea of establishing fair labor standards for the workforce by setting a pay floor was revolutionary.The American… continue reading

THE OMNIPOTENT PROGRAMMER: AN ETHICAL AND LEGAL ANALYSIS OF AUTONOMOUS CARS

Author: William J. Tronsor When people think of self-driving cars, they most likely conjure up images of themselves relaxing in their car, possibly watching Netflix, while their car takes them to their destination.  While that may not be far from a reality, with the Center for Automotive Research predicting that the first fully autonomous vehicles… continue reading

FROM TAX COLLECTOR TO FISCAL PANOPTICON: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF A CENTURY OF FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION

Author: Eric A. San Juan At the current juncture of fiscal uncertainty and pending tax reform, this Article offers an historical perspective by setting taxation in the context of demographic trends.  The Article divides the last century of Federal income taxation legislatively into four periods from enactment in 1913, to codification in 1939, recodification in… continue reading