@bsachs

Harvard Law Professor and co-founder of @OnLaborBlog. Specialist in labor law, with focus on unions in politics.

 Cambridge, MA
law.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/index.html?id=787
Joined March 2009
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It should be illegal to fire the cyclist who gave Trump the finger wapo.st/2yIKnag?tid=ss_tw&ut… by @bsachs
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Matt Dimick@mddimick7 Nov 2017
Nice timing, @bsachs, teaching Novosel tomorrow ...onlabor.org/the-cyclists-mid…
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Jonathan Zittrain
@zittrain6 Nov 2017
My colleague @bsachs on Gothamist shutdown: onlabor.org/autocracy-at-wor…. Life imitates tech as workers are thought of as swappable computers.

Autocracy at Work: Understanding the Gothamist Shut Down ✦ OnLabor

By Sharon Block and Benjamin Sachs: Last week, billionaire Joe Ricketts abruptly shut down the local news websites Gothamist and DNAinfo.  The closure came a week after the sites’ newsroom employees...

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OnLabor@OnLaborBlog6 Nov 2017
Autocracy at Work: Understanding the Gothamist Shut Down onlabor.org/autocracy-at-wor…

Autocracy at Work: Understanding the Gothamist Shut Down ✦ OnLabor

By Sharon Block and Benjamin Sachs: Last week, billionaire Joe Ricketts abruptly shut down the local news websites Gothamist and DNAinfo.  The closure came a week after the sites’ newsroom employees...

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“Love only when there’s something lovable.” chronicle.com/article/The-Di…

The Disillusionment of Samuel Moyn

The Yale historian has become a prominent critic of liberalism. But what’s he for?

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OnLabor@OnLaborBlog27 Oct 2017
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Email Alerts Available from OnLabor ✦ OnLabor

Did you know that you can get the latest news from OnLabor sent right to your inbox? To sign up, simply scroll down to the “subscribe” button on the OnLabor home page, enter your email address, and...

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@bsachs "gig workers should be employees" @reshaping_work #reshaping2017
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RWDSU@RWDSU18 Oct 2017
Legal experts: NFL players have the right as workers and citizens to make their voices heard. @bsachs @NoahZatz nytimes.com/2017/10/17/opini…

Opinion | The Law Is on the N.F.L. Players’ Side (Published 2017)

Stifling the protests would be illegal.

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The law Is on the #NFL's players’ side: @bsachs and @NoahZatz via @nytimes hvrdlaw.me/wLff30fWGTH
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OnLabor@OnLaborBlog15 Oct 2017
.@daveyseligman one of country's most innovative and expert litigators on questions of labor market manipulation on new NFL developments xitter.cf/daveyseligman/status/9…
David Seligman
@daveyseligman15 Oct 2017
NFL now giving country tutorial on workers' rights. An agreement to blackball Kap would be illegal, perhaps criminal syndication.bleacherreport.c…

Colin Kaepernick Files Grievance Against NFL Owners for Collusion

After remaining unsigned through six weeks of the 2017 NFL season, Colin Kaepernick claims the league is participating in collusion.

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@bsachs makes case that retaliating agst NFL players would violate labor law. NFL team owners would be smart to follow his advice. @NFLPA xitter.cf/OnLaborBlog/status/919…
OnLabor@OnLaborBlog14 Oct 2017
Trump wants NFL owners to bench players who protest during national anthem. That’s illegal. via @bsachs @voxdotcom vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/10…

Benching NFL players for protesting during the anthem would be illegal

The owner of the Dallas Cowboys has sworn to do so

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Darren Rovell
@darrenrovell12 Oct 2017
Harvard law professor @bsachs says there’s no debate that sitting players who sit during anthem is against federal law. xitter.cf/onlaborblog/status/918…
OnLabor@OnLaborBlog12 Oct 2017
Benching Anthem Protesters is Illegal onlabor.org/benching-anthem-…

Benching Anthem Protesters is Illegal ✦ OnLabor

On Sunday, Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, said he would bench players who did not stand during the national anthem. This threat was publicized nationally and applauded by President...

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Jonathan Zittrain
@zittrain12 Oct 2017
Interesting take from @bsachs here. A labor angle hadn't occurred to me. xitter.cf/jacklgoldsmith/status/…
Jack Goldsmith
@jacklgoldsmith12 Oct 2017
Ben Sachs on why benching football anthem protesters is Illegal-not under 1st Am., but under labor law. onlabor.org/benching-anthem-… @OnLaborBlog

Benching Anthem Protesters is Illegal ✦ OnLabor

On Sunday, Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, said he would bench players who did not stand during the national anthem. This threat was publicized nationally and applauded by President...

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Noam Scheiber@noamscheiber12 Oct 2017
.@bsachs fleshes out the argument for why it's illegal to bench NFL players for kneeling during the national anthem onlabor.org/benching-anthem-…

Benching Anthem Protesters is Illegal ✦ OnLabor

On Sunday, Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, said he would bench players who did not stand during the national anthem. This threat was publicized nationally and applauded by President...

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Andrew Stettner@pelhamprog5 Oct 2017
Agency Fees are really payments by the employer to the union, and thus not protected speech #Janus #1u onlabor.org/janus-agency-fee… @bsachs

Janus, Agency Fees and the First Amendment ✦ OnLabor

In light of the Court’s grant of cert. in Janus v. AFSCME, I’m posting my new draft article on the subject. The article, Agency Fees and the First Amendment, 131 Harv. L. Rev. (forthcoming Feb....

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Lessig 🇺🇦
@lessig6 Oct 2017
Ban Sachs on the latest effort to constitutionalize ordinary regulation. Excellent piece. ow.ly/wnwV30fHiQa

Janus, Agency Fees and the First Amendment ✦ OnLabor

In light of the Court’s grant of cert. in Janus v. AFSCME, I’m posting my new draft article on the subject. The article, Agency Fees and the First Amendment, 131 Harv. L. Rev. (forthcoming Feb....

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OnLabor@OnLaborBlog6 Oct 2017
SCOTUS: Why is the union fees case like the gerrymandering case? Entrenchment. @bsachs has the analysis onlabor.org/janus-and-gerrym…

Janus and Gerrymandering ✦ OnLabor

Two cases before the Supreme Court this Term will determine the extent to which political parties can entrench themselves in office.  The most obvious of these cases is Gill v. Whitford, which...

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What will the @Harvard_Law Professor @bsachs have to say about regulatory challenges that #sharingeconomy businesses face? Find out! xitter.cf/reshaping_work/status/…
Reshaping Work@reshaping_work4 Oct 2017
Harvard law professor @bsachs will give a keynote speech on the 20th of October @reshaping_work in Amsterdam. Don't miss it!
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Noah Zatz@NoahZatz6 Oct 2017
Some legal analysis of yesterday's great reporting by @amyjharris @shoeshine revealnews.org/article/they-… @UCLA_Law @UCLALabor @OSFellows xitter.cf/OnLaborBlog/status/916…
OnLabor@OnLaborBlog6 Oct 2017
Chicken Processing as Drug Rehab: Forced Labor in a Diversion Program onlabor.org/chicken-processi…

Chicken Processing as Drug Rehab: Forced Labor in a Diversion Program ✦ OnLabor

What happens when a worker’s hand gets crushed in the machinery of a fast-moving poultry processing line? You might expect him to get sent to a doctor and supported by workers comp, but a chilling...

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