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A State’s Effort to Enhance Health Care: Empowering Pharmacists with Prescribing Authority
Get PDFHigh rates of unintended pregnancies and costs associated with them have been a concern for the health care system in the U.S. The State of Oregon took a unique approach to reduce unintended pregnancy rates within its borders. Oregon enacted a statute that authorized pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraceptives, which expanded the scope of practice of pharmacists. This Article explores whether states, instead of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), should regulate the scope of practice of health care professionals. This Article further explores the impact of Oregon’s law on access to hormonal contraceptives, safety of women’s health, and costs for patients or the health care system. This Article concludes that Oregon, and states in general, is in a better position than the FDA to regulate the practice of health care professionals. Also, Oregon’s law will increase access to hormonal contraceptives without jeopardizing the safety of women’s health and will not increase costs for patients or for the health care system
Worker Participation, Sustainability, and the Puzzle of the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal
Get PDFIn September 2015, Volkswagen\u27s clean diesel technology was exposed as a sham. Not only were the company\u27s vehicles discharging dangerously high levels of nitrogen oxide, but VW had intentionally rigged its emissions systems to cheat on environmental tests. In the wake of resignations and criminal investigations, the company\u27s governance system came under justifiable attack. Were VW\u27s famously worker-friendly governance policies to blame? This Chapter examines the root causes of the emissions scandal and concludes that VW\u27s governance culture suffered from dictatorial leadership as well as a cozy relationship between management and labor leaders. This culture of complacency led to a lack of accountability at key levels, including executives, shareholders, and regulators. In addition, despite its worker-oriented governance structure, Volkswagen\u27s internal management is still organized along traditional hierarchical lines. Empowered workers, participating at all levels of company governance, would provide a stronger internal culture of compliance, innovation, and sustainability
President Donald Trump Has the Authority to Build the Wall Using Executive Funds
Get PDFIn this article, Jason Kusnerick argues that President Donald Trump has the authority to build the wall on the southern border of the U.S. by using executive funds against Congressional approval.https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lawjournalonline/1012/thumbnail.jp
Discharging Student Loans in Bankruptcy
Get PDFThis article by Zachary Langrehr discusses the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019 and provides an overview of the current law governing the dischargeability of private educational debt.https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lawjournalonline/1011/thumbnail.jp
Freedom and Prison: Putting Structuralism Back into Structural Inequality
Get PDFCritics of structural racism frequently miss structuralism as a field of historical inquiry. This essay reviews the rise of structuralism as a mode of historical analysis and applies it to the mass incarceration debate in the United States, arguing that it enriches the work of prevailing scholars in the field
Untangling the NLRB Joint-Employer in 2019
Get PDFRecently the National Labor Relations Board has sought to change the joint-employer standard for the third time over the past 5 years, leaving employers, employees, and unions uncertain about the entire situation. In this article, Adrian Mehdirad discusses how to interpret the most recent NLRB standard.https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lawjournalonline/1009/thumbnail.jp
The First Step Act: Filling the Gap in Missouri
Get PDFAlthough the federal government’s First Step Act is a move in the right direction when it comes to addressing criminal justice in America, states bear the responsibility of doing their part. In this article, Christopher Doyle-Lohse addresses the gaps Missouri must fill to achieve criminal justice reform.https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lawjournalonline/1004/thumbnail.jp