Grants and Awards
The primary purpose of the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects and the Office of Grant Evaluation and Statistical Support is to support faculty and staff in obtaining funding from sources external to the…
They Recruited IT Staffers with the Promise of a Prestigious Career. But There’s a Catch
MarketWatch: The Smoothstack lawsuit, “shows that employers are becoming more and more aggressive and creative in their design of contracts to keep workers trapped in their jobs,” said Jonathan Harris, an associate professor at…
Nurses Hit with Hefty Debt When Trying to Leave Hospitals
NBC News: “We’re seeing these expand exponentially, especially in sectors where there’s a huge demand for workers that predated the pandemic,” said Jonathan Harris, an associate professor at LMU Loyola Law School and a…
Work Advice: Training Debt Can Keep Employees Trapped at Jobs
Washington Post: But the real purpose of these arrangements is to use debt obligations to anchor workers in jobs they would otherwise choose to leave, according to Jonathan Harris, associate professor at LMU Loyola…
A Sexual Misconduct Settlement Could Threaten #MeToo Progress at California Capitol
Jonathan Harris, associate professor of law at LMU Loyola Law School, explains in the Los Angeles Times that it would have been “prudent” for the Assembly to both notify the participants of potential ramifications…
More U.S. Companies Charging Employees for Job Training If They Quit
Reuters: The use of training agreements is growing even though unemployment is low, which presumably gives workers more power, said Jonathan Harris who teaches at LMU Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. “Employers are…
Training Repayment Agreements Are the Latest Corporate Battleground in a Tight Labor Market
“It’s part of a bigger story of anti-competitive practices by corporations,” LMU Loyola Law School Professor Jonathan Harris says in this MarketWatch piece about dog groomers leading the fight against deals that put them…
