Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt

Professor Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt holds the Willard and Margaret Carr Professorship of Labor and Employment Law at Indiana University's Maurer School of Law. With a PhD in Economics (1984) and J.D. from University of Michigan, he has taught Labor Law, Employment Law, and Antitrust Law since the 1980s.

• Key roles:
  • Associate Dean of Faculty Research (2005-2007)
  • Co-chair, IU Center for Law, Society, and Culture (2003-2007)
  • Member, American Law Institute Advisory Committee (2010-2015)
• Awards:
  • AALS Scholarly Paper Award (1990)
  • Excellence in Education Award (2004)
  • Leon H. Wallace Teaching Award (2003)

His research spans Labor Law, Employment Law, and Law & Economics, with 15+ recent works addressing topics from non-compete clauses to caste discrimination in employment contexts. Articles show particular focus on technology's impact on labor, collective bargaining, and worker classification in the gig economy.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Elected to Order of the Coif (1978)
• Keynes Was Right! Award (2012)
• Midwest Law and Economics Association founder

Active in faculty governance as Bloomington Faculty Council member (2016-2020, 2022-24) and Athletics Committee representative (2016-2022). Has taught at universities in Germany, France, Taiwan, and China, and serves as affiliated faculty at Peking University's School of Transnational Law.