Does our economy provide pathways to upward mobility for the working poor? A conversation about how the law, emerging technologies, and inequality function to impede more low-wage workers from getting a slice of the pie
From Derechos y Esperanza – Rights and Hope: ASU Law Civil Rights, Migration and Workplace Law Initiative · 1:13:19
Show by David Lopez
In anticipation of the upcoming national interdisciplinary Derechos y Esperanza Low Wage Worker Conference, David is joined by guest co-host Evelyn Rangel-Medina, a Visiting Scholar at Arizona State University and Associate Professor at Temple University, David Seligman, Executive Director of Towards Justice in Denver, and Ruben Garcia,the Inaugural Leonard Hoshijo Endowed Chair in Labor Law at University of Hawaii, to explore how the law and emerging technologies such as AI, trap low-wage workers, often in poverty, subjecting them to the worst forms of exploitation but, at the same time, also may provide new paths overcome ongoing exploitation and allow a taste of the American Dream. A powerful conversation between litigators and scholars challenging silos and reimagining a more just workplace.This podcast is for educational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not reflect the views of Arizona State University or the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Nothing discussed should be considered legal advice or a substitute for professional counsel. All errors are the responsibility of the speaker.
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