The ILR Undergraduate Research Fellows Program provides ILR undergraduates with the opportunity to work with a professor during academic year 2024-2025. This program was developed in response to numerous requests we have received from undergraduates for research opportunities and in the hope that it will facilitate one-on-one student/faculty interactions. Students participating in this program will receive an hourly pay of $17 per hour for up to 10 hours a week. Awards will be made on a one semester basis with renewal possible for the second semester. Students may not earn credit for the research project during the semester or year they are being paid as a research assistant. 

Contesting the Legal Boundary of "Work"

Groups ranging from college students to family caregivers, incarcerated individuals, and reality TV contestants are seeking legal recognition as "workers."  How does the law distinguish "work" from other economic activities? This project will systematically analyze these challenges of the legal boundary of work. Undergraduate fellows will be involved in collecting, briefing, and analyzing legal materials including court opinions, pleadings, legislative hearing records, and others. Students with experience in writing a legal memo (including for 2010) are strongly preferred. The Fellows for this project will be co-sponsored by ILR WIDE. – with Professor Yiran Zhang

To apply for this Fall 2024 research opportunity, please click Apply below.