1 in 13 workers has a contract that charges them thousands to quit. Courts, legislators, & workers have called this indentured servitude. My forthcoming @georgetownlj.bsky.social article shows how stay-or-pay contracts can violate the 13th Amendment's free labor principle: ssrn.com/abstract=718...

Employers are now profiting not just from workers' labor but also their loan payments & data. New paper with @kennybauf.bsky.social on the "Triple Extraction Model" and why consumer law belongs in the workplace. Forthcoming in @uclalawreview.bsky.social: ssrn.com/abstract=718...

You shouldn't be in debt to your employer for leaving a job. @markey.senate.gov and I are demanding answers from companies about their use of coercive stay-or-pay contracts that saddle workers with debt and restrict their freedom to leave. These anti-worker practices must end.

This @financialtimes.com article quotes me on the vague employment status of co-owners of investment fund managers, & one co-owner's attempt to sue his former firm & the outsourced HR provider, ADP, for allegedly being forced out under the pretext of an employee return to office policy.

Bramshill Used Return-to-Office Policy to Oust Me: Co-Founder Claims

Bramshill Used Return-to-Office Policy to Oust Me: Co-Founder Claims

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This article also explains the differences between the Labor Law, Employment Law, and Employment Discrimination courses. Please circulate to students, as the Fall 2026 course enrollment period is fast approaching!

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“Long before I was a law professor, I was an organizer.” Professor Jonathan Harris (@jonathanfharris.bsky.social) reflects on his experience in labor and employment law and how Temple Law students can explore the field. Read here: https://bit.ly/4bL2o8O

When I wrote this 2021 law review article on TRAPs (Training Repayment Agreement Provisions), I had no clue that it would spark a nat'l movement that today culminated in CA banning them: ssrn.com/abstract=364.... Respect to the advocates & workers for making it happen @borrowerjustice.bsky.social

The week in review: @jonathanfharris.bsky.social on how states are rewriting the rules on worker mobility, @katejackson.bsky.social on the rise of populism in corporate governance, and a last call for ALPE proposals! Plus, the best of LPE from around the web in the 🧵👇

Weekly Roundup: September 12

Jonathan Harris on how states are rewriting the rules on worker mobility, Kate Jackson on the rise of populism in corporate governance, and your final reminder to submit a proposal to the upcoming…

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Today, @jonathanfharris.bsky.social explains how the FTC just abandoned its non-compete ban — leaving millions trapped in jobs they can’t escape. Fortunately, state policymakers are setting up. From Wyoming to Colorado, a new wave of laws is rewriting the rules on worker freedom.

After the FTC’s Retreat: How States are Rewriting the Rules on Worker Mobility

In a stunning betrayal of 30 million workers, the Federal Trade Commission has abandoned its nationwide ban on non-compete agreements. Fortunately, states are filling the void with remarkable…

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Here’s my new @LPEBlog.bsky.social post about Friday’s FTC decision to stop defending its rule banning non-competes. I also highlight how red & blue states are stepping in to defend worker mobility with new legislation & existing consumer & antitrust laws: lpeproject.org/blog/after-t...

After the FTC’s Retreat: How States are Rewriting the Rules on Worker Mobility

In a stunning betrayal of 30 million workers, the Federal Trade Commission has abandoned its nationwide ban on non-compete agreements. Fortunately, states are filling the void with remarkable…

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I’m thrilled to be joining the @templelaw.bsky.social faculty with these fabulous new colleagues!

Temple University Beasley School of Law@templelaw.bsky.social · last yr.

Temple Law is proud to introduce four incoming faculty members whose work spans health law, civil rights, labor, education, and legal writing. Welcome Ruqaiijah Yearby, Claudia De Palma, @jonathanfharris.bsky.social, and Julie Randolph! law.temple.edu/news/temple-...

TRAPs are often used as workarounds to non-competes but still have harmful effects! via @jonathanfharris.bsky.social: https://harvardlawreview.org/blog/2025/01/history-absolves-the-ftc-a-defense-of-the-rule-on-non-competes-and-functional-non-competes/

At the HLR Blog, @jonathanfharris.bsky.social has a new post defending the FTC’s recent rule against non-competes and functional non-competes.

History Absolves the FTC: A Defense of the Rule on Non-Competes and |

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”), finalized in spring 2024, effectively bans all non-compete clauses and “functional” non-compete clauses based on their an

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Check out this Harvard Law Review Blog piece defending the FTC's rule banning non-competes & "functional" non-competes like Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs): harvardlawreview.org/blog/2025/01...

History Absolves the FTC: A Defense of the Rule on Non-Competes and |

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”), finalized in spring 2024, effectively bans all non-compete clauses and “functional” non-compete clauses based on their an

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