Roxanne Mosley is a second-year law student at Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is from Brentwood, California and graduated with a B.S. in Public Service and Public Policy with a minor in Philosophy. At 23 years old, Roxanne Mosley dedicates this essay to her late father. This research is driven by her belief in the American Dream—the promise that working hard should allow you to “play harder” and enjoy life. When individuals are not compensated for their hard work, that promise is broken, creating a ripple of detrimental effects for workers and their families.
Title of Paper – The Uncompensated Risk: Federal Workers’ Compensation and The Human Toll of The Weaponized Shutdown