If Your Occupational License Is Suspended, You Might Be Out of Options
Licensing restrictions are housed in individual states' statutory or administrative laws. At first, these seemingly innocent laws appear to simply define what a specific occupation is and what a practitioner of the occupation may...
Is Citizenship Another Barrier Attached to Occupational Licensing?
The birthplace of a person bears little to no relationship on that individual’s ability to dutifully carry out the requirements of various professional roles. Yet for years, many states have utilized citizen status as a barrier...
Five Alternatives to Occupational Licensing
Libertas has long documented the detrimental effects of occupational licensing. This form of government regulation stifles economies and creates a stringent, artificial class system via economic protectionism. Unfortunately, in...
Utah’s Licensing Boards Discriminate Against Ex-offenders
Picture this. A young man falls into poverty and, out of desperation, resorts to petty theft in order to help feed his family. He gets caught and is sentenced to a few months in prison as punishment for committing a Class B...
The Free Market Solution to Teacher Shortages
Headlines around the country are bemoaning the upcoming teacher shortage. Many claim that all we need to do is increase teacher pay and lower class sizes to solve this problem. Teacher shortages are more complicated than simply...
It’s Time to Stop Punishing Professionals for Taking Mental Health Seriously
In the US, the unacceptable reality for many professionals is that a trip to the therapist could put them out of a job.