Michael Oswalt

Michael Oswalt is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at Wayne State University Law School. He previously served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and held roles at Northern Illinois University College of Law and IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. His research focuses on labor law, workplace relationships, and pay secrecy regulations. He holds degrees from Duke University (J.D., M.T.S.) and Haverford College (B.A.).

Education: J.D. from Duke Law School, M.T.S. from Duke Divinity School, B.A. from Haverford College. Career milestones include clerking for Judge Sonia Sotomayor and legal work with the Service Employees International Union.

Research emphasizes legal structures shaping workplace dynamics, including pay transparency, labor advocacy, and reform of labor laws. Notable works include Power and Pay Secrecy (2024) and Liminal Labor Law (2022). His scholarship bridges theoretical legal analysis with practical labor policy challenges.

Publications span labor law journals, addressing topics like short strikes, alternative bargaining strategies, and the intersection of labor law with social justice movements. His 2023 article in Business Insider critiques employer pay secrecy practices.