Bottom Up Workplace Law Enforcement: An Empirical Analysis

Publication Title

Indiana Law Journal

Authors

Charlotte S. Alexander, Georgia State University College of LawFollow
Arthi Prasad

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

This article presents an original analysis of newly-available data from a landmark survey of 4,387 low-wage, front-line workers in the three largest U.S. cities. We analyze data on worker claims, retaliation, and legal knowledge to investigate what we call “bottom up” workplace law enforcement, or the reliance of many labor and employment laws on workers themselves to enforce their rights. We conclude that bottom up workplace law enforcement may fail to protect the workers who are most vulnerable to workplace rights violations, as they often lack the legal knowledge and incentives to complain that are prerequisites for enforcement activity.

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Recommended Citation

Charlotte S. Alexander & Arthi Prasad, Bottom Up Workplace Law Enforcement: An Empirical Analysis, 89 Ind. L.J. 1069 (2014).

Institutional Repository Citation

Charlotte S. Alexander & Arthi Prasad, Bottom Up Workplace Law Enforcement: An Empirical Analysis, Faculty Publications By Year 253 (2014)
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/faculty_pub/253

Volume

89

Issue

3

First Page

1069

Last Page

1132