Taylor Walker

Mar 10, 2025 | peoplesworld.org | Cameron Harrison |Taylor Walker

DETROIT—On March 7, 1932, during the depths of the Great Depression, more than 5,000 unemployed auto workers and their supporters marched up to the River Rouge auto plant. Their goal was to demand jobs and relief from billionaire capitalist Henry Ford. This historic protest, known as the Ford Hunger March, ended in tragedy when Ford’s private security and local police opened fire on the demonstrators, killing five and injuring dozens.

Feb 24, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Angela Johnson |Aaron Vance |Taylor Walker

February 24, 2025 Angela Johnson, Aaron Vance, Taylor Brook Walker Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The previously reinstated versions of the Improved Workforce Wage Opportunity Act (IWOWA) and Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) were set to go into effect on February 21, 2025. On the evening of February 20, 2025, the Michigan Legislature passed Senate Bill 8 and House Bill 4002...

Dec 15, 2024 | witnessla.com | Taylor Walker

In 2023, 5.6 million individuals were booked into U.S. jails. Because approximately 1.2 million of those people — more than one in five — were jailed at least twice, there were a total of 7.6 million bookings across the nation. These numbers, which come from an analysis by the Prison Policy Initiative in collaboration with the Jail Data Initiative, offer new insight into repeat jail bookings, a statistic the U.S. Bureau of Justice does not track or report.

Nov 13, 2024 | witnessla.com | Taylor Walker

A newly released national survey of crime survivors suggests that their needs and desires do not align with “tough on crime” laws and policies. According to the survey conducted by the Alliance for Safety and Justice, what most survivors want are initiatives that interrupt the cycle of violence at the community level, not more carceral punishment. Approximately one-third of the 1,200 random people the Alliance surveyed, said they had been victims of violent crime within the last 10 years.

Oct 30, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Daniel Prokott |Taylor Walker

In advance of the 2024 election, and before any election season, employers should familiarize themselves with voting leave laws and other employee rights related to election season. Among states that require voting leave, the leave requirements vary. Some of these variables include: the amount of leave, whether leave is paid or unpaid, employee eligibility based on work hours, notice, scheduling restrictions, and employer posting obligations.