David Weil

Professor/Everett W. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar Academic Lead of Social Enterprise and Sustainability Sector - Markets Public Policy and Law at Boston University

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David Weil is a Boston University Questrom School of Business professor and Everett V. Lord Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Markets, Public Policy and Law. Weil is also co-director and research fellow of Transparency Policy Project at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

His research interests include public and labor market policy; regulatory performance; industrial and labor relations; and supply-chain restructuring.

He has written two books: Full Disclosure: The Perils and Promise of Transparency and_ A Stitch in Time: Lean Retailing and the Transformation of Manufacturing._

Weil received his bachelor’s degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell and his doctorate in public policy from Harvard. He is the topic leader of the EPRN Employment Regulations research cluster.

 

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Want to know if a job is safe? The government should let you find out

May 30, 2017

The Hill by David Weil, Questrom School of Business “Wouldn’t it make sense to be able to find out before applying for a job in a dangerous industry, which firms have a safe record, and which do not?…” View full article. 

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Trump officials turn to courts to block Obama-era legacy

April 18, 2017

Washington Post David Weil, Questrom School of Business “In his drive to dismantle President Barack Obama’s regulatory legacy, President Trump has signed executive orders with great fanfare and breathed life into a once-obscure law to nullify numerous Obama-era regulations…” Expert quote: “I do feel very confident in the regulation,” said Weil, now a Boston University […]

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting Acosta as Labor Secretary

March 28, 2017

Bloomberg David Weil, Questrom School of Business “By the time President Donald Trump’s first nominee for labor secretary withdrew from consideration, there was little doubt where he stood on the big issues facing the department…” Expert quote: “This is a direct test of how serious are you about really remembering those folks who’ve been forgotten […]

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How to Make Employment Fair in an Age of Contracting and Temp Work

March 28, 2017

Harvard Business Review by David Weil, Questrom School of Business “Every day, many of us eat at restaurants, stay at hotels, receive packages, and use our digital devices with the assumption that the company we pay for these services — Hilton, Amazon, Apple, etc. — also employs the people who deliver them…” View full article. 

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting Acosta as Labor Secretary

March 22, 2017

Bloomberg David Weil, Questrom School of Business By the time President Donald Trump’s first nominee for labor secretary withdrew from consideration, there was little doubt where he stood on the big issues facing the department… Expert quote: ““This is a direct test of how serious are you about really remembering those folks who’ve been forgotten […]

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The Future of the Department of Labor Under Trump

March 7, 2017

The Atlantic David Weil, Questrom School of Business The Trump administration has pledged to help “forgotten” Americans, especially those in the working class… Expert quote: “I think we were making headway.” View full article  

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What’s Happening With Wage Growth?

February 10, 2017

Bloomberg David Weil, Questrom School of Business Wall Street economists insisted for months that the labor market couldn’t possibly get tighter without triggering wage inflation.  Expert quote: “wages are suppressed because corporations have “fissured”—shunted their low-wage employees to outsourcers who pay them even less.” View full article

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BU professor takes on task of enforcing US wage laws

June 8, 2014

Boston Globe (subscription required) David Weil, School of Management David Weil has been keenly aware of labor issues since he was a boy… Expert quote: “Our basic mission at Wage and Hour is pretty simple: making sure people get a fair day’s wage for a hard day’s work. The difficulty is the workplace has changed […]

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Good luck with that: One wage and hour investigator for every 123,000 workers

June 4, 2014

nwLaborPress.org David Weil, School of Management At an academic conference May 29 in Portland, newly-installed U.S. Wage and Hour Administrator David Weil outlined the task ahead of him: To enforce minimum wage, child labor, and overtime laws for 135 million workers in 7.5 million establishments … with 1,100 investigators… Expert quote: “We can never be […]

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David Weil To Begin Serving As First Wage And Hour Administrator

May 5, 2014

NPR “Morning Edition” David Weil, School of Management David Weil is responsible for enforcing federal protections such as the minimum wage and overtime. Weil, an economist at Boston University, has spent his whole career studying workplace issues… View full article and listen to audio

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