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NYU School of Law and its faculty, students, alumni, centers and programs are frequently featured in the media. The following lists recent news stories, interviews and op-eds.

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"The Power Hour: End-of-Year Labor Roundup with Cynthia Estlund and Steve Greenhouse"
12/17/2023
Power at Work
Featured: Cynthia Estlund
"On the At-Will Employment Regime—Part II"
09/13/2023
AccelPro's "Employment Law" podcast
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"On the At-Will Employment Regime"
09/06/2023
AccelPro Employment Law podcast
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
BBC Worklife
"Why some US workers may never speak out against employers"
03/16/2023
BBC Worklife
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Are you a freelancer? Does the government agree?"
11/30/2022
Poynter
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
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"Opinion: Unseparate and Unequal"
10/17/2022
New York Times
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
Axios
"New spotlight on Meta's ban of workers' abortion posts"
05/23/2022
Axios
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
Market Watch
"Apple reportedly banned a Slack channel employees created to discuss pay. Is such a move legal?"
09/01/2021
MarketWatch
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
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"Bosses Shouldn’t Be Able to Close Factories Whenever They Feel Like It"
07/26/2021
Jacobin Magazine
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
Business Insider
"Basecamp politics ban is reminder that the workplace isn't a democracy"
05/09/2021
Business Insider
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
Newsweek
"Nationwide Sick-Outs Renew Discussion of Working Conditions Amid COVID-19"
05/01/2020
Newsweek
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
CNBC News
"Bills in several states aim to help those in the gig economy. Some are worried they’ll lose work instead"
01/11/2020
CNBC
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
Washington Post
"Hundreds of journalists anonymously reveal their salaries on viral spreadsheet, challenging workplace taboo"
11/14/2019
Washington Post
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
Vox
"The House just passed a bill that would give millions of workers the right to sue their boss"
09/20/2019
Vox
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"`Scabby the Rat’ Balloon Fuels Free-Speech Row on Unions’ Rights"
06/21/2019
Bloomberg Law
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Why the Labor Movement Has Failed—And How to Fix It"
06/06/2019
Boston Review
Author: Cynthia Estlund
"Regulating Work in an Age of Fissuring and Automation"
04/08/2019
Regulatory Review
Author: Cynthia Estlund
"The digital age could spell a workplace revolution– for better or worse"
03/11/2019
New Statesman
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Google employees fought for their right to sue the company—and won"
02/22/2019
Vox
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Trump’s Record-Breaking Shutdown Was Possible Only Because America Doesn’t Protect Working People"
02/06/2019
The Nation
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Why retirement is no longer a time of relaxation and security"
01/31/2019
Washington Post (book review)
Author: Cynthia Estlund
"United Auto Workers Faces Reckoning With Big Three Dumping Sedans"
12/04/2018
Bloomberg Law
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"How to Be an Ace Salary Negotiator (Even if You Hate Conflict)"
08/10/2018
New York Times
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Why you probably can't sue your employer for sexual harassment"
08/01/2018
Vox
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"The Rise of Arbitration and the Fall of Employment Claims"
07/19/2018
Regulatory Review
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"How today's Janus decision impacts unions and politics in California and nationwide"
06/27/2018
Southern California Public Radio (audio)
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"The Supreme Court just made it easier on employers--and harder on workers"
05/21/2018
Washington Post
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Uber Should 'Do the Right Thing' for All of Its Workers"
05/17/2018
New York Times
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"You've probably signed away your sexual harassment civil rights at work"
04/05/2018
Quartz
Mentioned: Cynthia Estlund
"Janus Amicus: Labor & Employment Law Professors"
01/29/2018
On Labor
Experts: Cynthia Estlund and Samuel Estreicher
"As More Companies Demand Arbitration Agreements, Sexual Harassment Claims Fizzle
01/25/2018
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Will the Supreme Court Prevent Employees From Bringing Workplace Grievances Collectively?"
10/03/2017
The Nation
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"One Effort to Close the Gender Pay Gap Won’t Get a Try"
08/31/2017
The New York Times
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"A New Deal for China’s Workers?"
04/21/2017
China File
Featured: Cynthia Estlund
"Hillary Clinton wrongly says it's 'legal' to fire employees for discussing pay 'in most places'"
09/09/2016
PolitiFact
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"How ‘thin-skinned’ Donald Trump uses insults, threats and lawsuits to quiet critics"
07/14/2016
Washington Post
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Equal Pay for Equal Play: The Case for the Women's Soccer Team"
05/27/2016
New Yorker
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Domino's Could Be In Big Trouble"
05/24/2016
ATTN:
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Noncompete Agreements Hobble Junior Employees"
02/02/2016
Nasdaq
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Cussing Coal Miners Face Off Against Murray Energy, With Help From The Feds"
01/25/2016
International Business Times
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Public service unions face big challenge at Supreme Court"
01/08/2016
Sacramento Bee
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Gig Economy Workers Need Benefits and Job Protections. Now."
01/04/2016
Wired
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Amazon cuts back on price, delivery times by cheating workers, lawsuit says"
10/29/2015
Los Angeles Times
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"One Of The Best Tools For Fighting The Gender Pay Gap Doesn’t Actually Work"
03/24/2015
Think Progress
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"For low-wage federal workers, Obama’s minimum wage order was nice — but not enough"
11/10/2014
Washington Post
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"Watching the Clock"
10/09/2014
Slate
Expert: Cynthia Estlund
"The War on Workers"
07/02/2014
New York Times
Author: Cynthia Estlund
"'Pay Secrecy' Policies At Work: Often Illegal, And Misunderstood"
04/13/2014
NPR (Audio)
"Contracts, court rulings giving employers legal upper hand"
07/04/2013
Los Angeles Times
"Consumer ethics and Apple products"
04/01/2012
MSNBC