LibGuides: Legal Research for Undergraduates: Labor and Employment Law

Labor and Employment Law Resources for Undergraduates

This page provides resources specifically for undergraduates enrolled in Professor Koonse's Labor & Employment Law class.

MLA Citation

For most citations, your professor has asked you to use MLA format. You can find information on MLA format at the following links:

MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Free online guide to MLA style from the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL).

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: YRL ; LB2369 .M52 2021
Publication Date: 2021-04-06
Copies of the print MLA Handbook are available at Young Research Library, the Arts Library, and the English Reading Room.

For legal citations, your professor has suggested using the typical formats used in legal practice, such as Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) for a U.S. Supreme Court case and 17 U.S.C. § 304 for a federal statutes.

For more information on the typical formats used in legal practice, see this guide's page on Legal Citation and Writing.

Legal Encyclopedias and Treatises on Labor and Employment Law

When researching labor and employment law, try starting with the following treatises:

For a full list of labor and employment law treatises on Nexis Uni, browse to Menu > All Sources > Practice Areas & Topics: Labor & Employment > Category: Law Reviews and Journals > Category: Select multiple: Practice Guides and Treatises.

Alternately, click the direct link below:

Nexis Uni Labor & Employment Practice Guides & Treatises

Recommended Encyclopedia and Treatise Sections (Winter 2021)

Recent teacher strikes and strikes due to COVID

Labor and Employment Law Chapter 19 Strikes
Employment Law Deskbook § 17.10 Economic Action
See subsections [1] The Primary Strike and [2] Permissible Strikes.
American Jurisprudence 2d Labor and Labor Relations § 2573 Abnormally dangerous conditions of employment as warranting work stoppages by employees
American Jurisprudence 2d Labor and Labor Relations § 2574 What constitutes abnormally dangerous conditions warranting employee work stoppages
American Jurisprudence 2d Labor and Labor Relations > X. Labor Disputes
See subsections A. Strikes by Employees Against Employers (§§ 2532 –2564); B. Work Stoppages, Slowdowns, or Walkouts by Employees Against Employers (§§ 2565 –2574); and C. Grievances, Picketing, or Literature Distribution as Labor Dispute-Related Employee Activities (§§ 2575 –2587).

Union organizing drives at Google, Tesla, and Whole Foods

Whether Uber and Lyft drivers are independent contractors or employees

Employment Law Deskbook Chapter 28 Determining Independent Contractor Versus Employee Status
See especially § 28.04 Employee Benefits Plans Implications of Misclassification
Labor and Employment Law § 177.02 The Employment Relationship
American Jurisprudence 2d Employment Relationship § 1 Employment and Employment Relationship
American Jurisprudence 2d Employment Relationship § 2 Employee

Legislative History Materials on Uber and Lyft Independent Contractor Classification (Winter 2021)

One of your possible paper topics deals with the recent controversy over whether Uber and Lyft drivers are considered independent contractors or employees. The California legislature passed AB 5 (2019) which said that they were employees, but this was repealed by Proposition 22 (2020).

The relevant legislative history materials for this topic are available at the following links: