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On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release unemployment figures for the month of May. The report will shed light on a crucial period of coronavirus-related lockdowns, mid-April to mid-May, and the devastating economic consequences for workers across the country. Daniel Alpert, senior fellow and adjunct professor of macroeconomics at Cornell Law School, and Erica Groshen, senior extension faculty member at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, offer their analysis. 

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

Law School

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Jens David Ohlin, vice dean and professor at Cornell Law School, says that while it seems there is some agreement among the justices to reject immunity for President Trump outright, the Court is still undecided on how to proceed.

Law and Policy

Law School

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Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on economic productivity, inequalities as well as specific disruptions to various industries. 

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COVID-19 presents challenges not only to public health but also to the way our societies function. Social distancing, remote work and businesses closures are changing the way we communicate with each other and posing important questions about how to protect under served populations and overall mental health. 

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Nelson Tebbe, professor of law at Cornell Law School, says that the outcome of the Little Sisters v. Pennsylvania case could impact many thousands of women.

Law and Policy

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Stephen Yale-Loehr and Ian Kysel professors at Cornell Law School comment on Trump's proposed executive order on immigration will almost certainly face both domestic and international legal challenges.

Law and Policy

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Essential workers at online and brick-and-mortar stores have been increasingly vocal with dissatisfaction about how their employers have treated them during the pandemic. Employees at Target and Amazon, among others, are planning mass “sick-outs” to protest what they perceive as management’s disregard for their health and safety. Angela Cornell and Patricia Campos-Medina comment on how the government and consumers must step up to safeguard workers. 

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

Law School

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Kathleen Bergin, professor of law at Cornell Law School, and Doug Kriner, professor in Cornell University’s Government Department, comment on President Trump's assertion that he has "total authority" to lift restrictions on movement and businesses put in to place due to coronavirus.

Law and Policy

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With the coronavirus pandemic challenging the wellbeing of people and countries around the world, global financial institutions face the tremendous task of coordinating economic policies and offering relief for the most vulnerable countries. Such effort will be on display this week, as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank hold their annual spring meetings. Cornell University experts, including Kaushik Basu, Victoria Beard and Muna Ndulo are available to discuss the gravity of this week’s deliberations as well as their hope for what should be accomplished.

International

Economics and Business

Law School

Arts and Sciences

Architecture, Art and Planning

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Sidney Tarrow, professor emeritus of government and adjunct professor of law at Cornell University comments on the assassination of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, which occurred 50 years ago June 5.

Arts & Humanities

Law, Government & Public Policy

Arts and Sciences

Law School

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