Michael O’Hear, professor of law, commented in an article written on the overturning of Brendan Dassey’s murder conviction and what it means for Steven Avery’s case. "I think these two cases really need to be viewed as completely distinct from one another,” O’Hear said. 

"We're talking about limited resources. Do you want to spend time and money on something like this or actual criminal activity occurring? I'd say the latter," said Paul Secunda, an employment attorney and Marquette University Law School faculty member. "You're trying to save money by not having many investigators, but you end up being inefficient in processing these cases."

The state also potentially racks up overtime when another worker must be paid to fill the shoes of an employee on leave, Secunda said.

Paul Secunda, professor of law, commented on Uber and the New York branch of the International Association of Machinists creating a non-union guild for the company's drivers. “I think the union gave up too much. I don't think it will last,” Secunda said.

Paul Secunda, professor of law, and Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, a doctoral candidate in government and social policy at Harvard, surveyed more than 1,000 workers, many of whom worked at companies that sent political messages to their workers during the 2012 presidential race. The survey found that workplace political coercion is effective. “There are apps that tell you who opens your emails instead of deleting them, so employers are able to gauge very quickly who are their champion employees and who are their trouble employees,” Secunda said.