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Age: A 21st Century Diversity Imperative—Executive Case Report
by Eugene McElroy 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

The Sloan Center on Aging and Work* *(Boston College) has issued a 39 page report entitled* Age: A 21st Century Diversity Imperative—Executive Case Report. *The report examines how six major employers have developed workplace age diversity strategies. A brief description of the report and a link to it follow here:* "The new analysis, "Age: A 21st Century Diversity Imperative<http://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/research_sites/agingandwork/pdf/publica…>," provides the first systemic look at age diversity in the American workplace and includes in-depth interviews with human resource managers and business case summaries of age-related diversity strategies. Each participating organization shared a promising practice along with its business case, implementation steps, metrics of success and future outlook."* * http://www.bc.edu/research/agingandwork/archive_pubs/case_AgeDiversity.html* -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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mcelroy@work.rutgers.edu has shared: Who are the 1 percent?
by mcelroy＠work.rutgers.edu 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

mcelroy(a)work.rutgers.edu wanted to share this with you: Who are the 1 percent? http://shar.es/bCWa5 Occupy Wall Street protesters decry the Top 1 percent of taxpayers. But it doesn't take that much to get into that elite group. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Powered by ShareThis http://sharethis.com

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NYTimes.com: A High-Profile Executive Job as Defense Against Mental Ills
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 23 Oct '11

23 Oct '11

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. HEALTH | October 23, 2011 Lives Restored: A High-Profile Executive Job as Defense Against Mental Ills By BENEDICT CAREY After years of mental turmoil, Keris Myrick learned that she needed a high-profile position, not a low-key one, to manage her symptoms - among the discoveries that have challenged researchers' assumptions. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/health/23lives.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2011 The New York Times Company

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BLS: WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES--2010 [20 October 2011]
by Eugene McElroy 23 Oct '11

23 Oct '11

*WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES--2010* [20 October 2011] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf [full-text, 29 pages] Nearly 3.1 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported among private industry employers in 2010, resulting in an incidence rate of 3.5 cases per 100 equivalent full-time workers-- down from 3.6 cases in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See tables 1 and 2.) The total recordable cases (TRC) injury and illness incidence rate among private industry employers has declined significantly each year since 2002, when estimates from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) were first published using the current OSHA requirements for recording occupational injuries and illnesses. Key findings from the 2010 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses * Incidence rates for injuries and illnesses combined among private industry establishments declined significantly in 2010 for total recordable cases and for other recordable cases. The incidence rates for cases with days away from work; for cases of job transfer and restriction; and for cases of days away from work, job transfer, or restriction together each remained unchanged from 2009. (See chart 1.) * Manufacturing was the sole private industry sector to experience an increase in the incidence rate of injuries and illnesses in 2010--rising to 4.4 cases per 100 full-time workers from 4.3 cases the year earlier. The increased rate resulted from a larger decline in hours worked than the decline in the number of reported cases in the industry sector. * The total recordable cases incidence rate in the private construction industry sector decreased by 0.3 cases to 4.0 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010--a seven percent decline. Specialty trade contractors reported a similar decline of 0.3 cases in the injury and illness incidence rate--falling to 4.3 cases per 100 full-time workers--and was largely responsible for the reported decline in the construction industry sector. * Health care and social assistance experienced an incidence rate of injuries and illnesses of 5.2 cases per 100 full-time workers--down from 5.4 cases in 2009--and was the lone industry sector in which both reported employment and hours worked increased in 2010. * The incidence rate of injuries only among private industry workers remained unchanged between 2009 and 2010 at 3.4 cases per 100 full-time workers. (See table 5.) * The incidence rate of illness cases alone remained relatively unchanged in 2010, as did rates among all illness categories with the exception of poisoning, whose rate increased from 0.2 cases per 10,000 full-time workers in 2009 to 0.3 cases in 2010. (See table 6a.) * National public sector estimates covering more than 18.4 million state and local government workers are available for the third consecutive year with an incidence rate of 5.7 cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010, relatively unchanged from 2009. AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES.... **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 262-6041 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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NYTimes.com: Wal-Mart Cuts Some Health Care Benefits
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 21 Oct '11

21 Oct '11

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. BUSINESS DAY | October 21, 2011 Wal-Mart Cuts Some Health Care Benefits By STEVEN GREENHOUSE and REED ABELSON Citing rising costs, Wal-Mart is substantially rolling back coverage for part-time workers and significantly raising premiums for many full-time staff. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/business/wal-mart-cuts-some-health-care-b… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2011 The New York Times Company

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Fwd: Labor Law, Grievance Resolution, Contract Interpretation, and Building Effective Unions Classes Starting Nov. 1
by Eugene McElroy 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here <http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=zq5phugab&v=001oa6YnRfZh…> [image: Rutgers] *Union Leadership Academy* *Fall 2011 * *Locations* *New Brunswick <#1332309850ad5f1c_LETTER.BLOCK8>**Newark<#1332309850ad5f1c_LETTER.BLOCK9> **Trenton <#1332309850ad5f1c_LETTER.BLOCK14>**West Berlin<#1332309850ad5f1c_LETTER.BLOCK15> **Webinars <#1332309850ad5f1c_LETTER.BLOCK16>* *Graduation Requirement * *Completion of eight courses are required to graduate.* *Fee and Registration * *$80 per course. On-line registration and payment are required. 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Students will learn the latest techniques and skills in mediation, negotiations, and conflict resolution. * Newark - Mondays* - 6:00-8:45 p.m. starting Nov. 7th 100 University Avenue Conklin Hall Room TBA * * *Contract Interpretation and Enforcement<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=zq5phugab&et=1108230991384&s=2960&e=001Q89G-k…> * Instructor: Bill Schimmel This course will review and interpret the latest changes in the labor relation's law in both the public and private sectors. Key court decisions, along with NLRB rulings will be analyzed and discussed as they apply to the workplace. *Trenton - Wednesdays* - 6:00-8:45 p.m. starting Nov. 9th CWA Local 1036 1 Lower Ferry Road West Trenton, NJ 08628 * * *Building Effective Unions<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=zq5phugab&et=1108230991384&s=2960&e=001Q89G-k…> * (Class meets on Tuesday November 22 during the Thanksgiving week) Instructors: Gail Richardson What can unions do to make their unions stronger? What can unions do to energize their rank-and-file members to become more active in their unions? This course will introduce innovative approaches, techniques, and tools to build a stronger and more effective union. *West Berlin - Wednesdays* - 6:00-8:45 p.m. starting Nov. 9th UFCW Local 1360 400 Commerce Lane *Labor Law <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=zq5phugab&et=1108230991384&s=2960&e=001Q89G-k…> * Instructor: Susan Stahl This course will provide an overview of major labor laws in the U.S. Students will learn the major provisions of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and its enforcement agency, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as well as New Jersey's Public Employment Relations Act and its enforcement agency, the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission. Students will acquire the knowledge of the law and its enforcement procedure and the practical skills and tools of enforcing the law and defending the rights of union members and representatives. *Webinars* - Tuesdays - 7:00-8:45 p.m. starting Nov. 8 Internet *Grievance Handling for Railway and Airline Unions <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=zq5phugab&et=1108230991384&s=2960&e=001Q89G-k…> * Instructors: Bob Wechsler Moderator: Tracy Chang The grievance resolution process is distinct under the Railway Labor Act (RLA) for railway and airline unions and their members. This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully resolve grievances under RLA. This course is a must for railway and airline union members. * [image: Diploma] * Union Leadership Academy Graduation May 11, 2011 Labor Education Center 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 * * <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001ud8mz_jvjBTcYW12gjP4a7lEf…> <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=TEM_Assoc_205> This email was sent to sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu by learn(a)work.rutgers.edu | Update Profile/Email Address<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&mse=001ud8mz_jvjBTcYW12gjP4a7lEf…> | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001ud8mz_jvjBTcYW12gjP4a7lEf…>™ | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. LEARN, Rutgers Univeristy | 50 Labor Center Way | New Brunswick | NJ | 08901 -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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Kaiser: State Health Facts UPDATED 20 October 2011
by Eugene McElroy 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

Kaiser Family Foundation**** StateHealthFacts.org**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org**** ** ** ** ** October 20, 2011**** **** Statehealthfacts.org has recently added new and updated data on Health Reform, Demographics & the Economy, Health Status, Medicaid & CHIP, Medicare, Health Costs & Budgets, Health Insurance & Managed Care, Providers & Service Use, and HIV/AIDS. You can also view a list of all recent updates. **** ** ** ** ** Health Reform**** ** ** >> Medicare Part D Discounts**** The latest state-level data on Medicare Part D coverage gap discounts have been added from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as of August 2011. Updated information includes total beneficiaries receiving discounts, average discount per beneficiary, and total discount amount by state.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparereport.jsp?rep=95&cat=17**** ** ** >> Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP)**** Updated information from HealthCare.gov on state-level enrollment in the pre-existing condition insurance plan has been added as of August 31, 2011.* *** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemapreport.jsp?rep=74&cat=17**** ** ** >> Medical Loss Ratio Adjustments**** The most recent data from the Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) on states requesting an adjustment to the medical loss ratio requirement under the Affordable Care Act are now available.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=940&cat=17**** **** >> Community Transformation Grants (NEW)**** New data on states awarded community transformation grants to fight chronic disease have been added from the US Department of Health & Human Services.** ** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=998&cat=17**** ** ** ** ** Demographics & the Economy**** ** ** >> Unemployment**** Updated state-by-state data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on unemployment rates are now available for August 2011.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=23&cat=1**** ** ** >> Food Stamp Program (NEW) **** New data on monthly food stamp benefits have been added from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for July 2011 for all states and the nation. The most recent information on monthly participation in the food stamp program is also available.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparereport.jsp?rep=104&cat=1**** ** ** >> State Fiscal Distress**** Measures of aggregate state rankings in foreclosures, unemployment, and food stamp participation have been updated with the latest information from the BLS and the USDA.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=649&cat=1 **** ** ** ** ** Health Status**** ** ** >> Child Immunizations**** Updated information on the percent of children aged 19-35 months who are immunized is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Immunization Program for 2010.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=54&cat=2**** ** ** >> Occupational Fatalities**** The latest state-level data from the BLS on occupational fatalities have been added for 2010. Data for 1995 through 2010 are also available for trend analysis.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=119&cat=2**** ** ** >> Violent Crime**** The most recent data on violent crime offenses per 100,000 population are now available from the Department of Justice for 2010.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=117&cat=2**** ** ** ** ** Medicaid & CHIP**** ** ** >> Medicaid Managed Care (NEW)**** New data on Medicaid managed care from a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Management Associates report have been added and are available for October 2010. New topics include enrollment in comprehensive Medicaid managed care, managed care benefit carve-outs, and managed care models by state.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=984&cat=4**** ** ** >> Medicaid Enrollment and Spending**** The most recent data based on Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) analysis of CMS Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) reports are now available for all states and the nation for fiscal year (FY) 2008. Updated topics include total Medicaid enrollment, distribution of enrollment by group, and payments per enrollee.* *** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=198&cat=4**** ** ** >> Medicaid/CHIP Participation Rates**** Updated data from InsureKidsNow.gov on Medicaid/CHIP participation rates among eligible children have been added for all states and the nation for 2009.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=868&cat=4**** ** ** >> Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Spending**** The most recent information from CMS on total CHIP expenditures is available for FY2009. Data for FY1998 through FY2009 are also available for trend analysis.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=235&cat=4**** ** ** ** ** Medicare**** ** ** >> Medicare Beneficiaries**** The latest data on hospital insurance and supplementary medical insurance Medicare enrollees have been added and are available from CMS as of July 2010. Information on Medicare enrollees with end stage renal disease (ESRD) has also been updated. **** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparereport.jsp?rep=70&cat=6**** ** ** ** ** Health Costs & Budgets**** ** ** >> Mental Health Agency Expenditures**** Updated state-level data from the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute on mental health service expenditures and mental health expenditures per capita are available for FY2009.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=277&cat=5**** ** ** ** ** Health Insurance & Managed Care**** ** ** >> Insurance Market Competitiveness (NEW)**** New state-level data on individual and small group insurance market competition are available for 2010 from Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of insurer filings to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the California Department of Managed Health Care.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemapreport.jsp?rep=101&cat=7 **** ** ** ** ** Providers & Service Use**** ** ** >> Health Care Employment**** The most recent data from the BLS on total health care employment and health care employment as a percent of overall employment have been added and are available for all states and the nation for 2010.**** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=445&cat=8**** ** ** ** ** HIV/AIDS**** ** ** >> HIV Name Reporting**** The most recent state-by-state data from the Kaiser Family Foundation on HIV reporting requirements have been updated and are available for 2008. **** http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparetable.jsp?ind=559&cat=11**** ** ** **** **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 262-6041 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** **** -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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Speak out/Teach in on Occupy Wall Street at Rutgers on Monday
by Eugene McElroy 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

OCCUPY WALL STREET COMES TO RUTGERS - A SPEAK OUT *On Monday, October 24, at the Brower Steps (across from Au Bon Pain on the College Avenue Campus), 5:00 to 8:00 pm, there will be a speak out/teach in on Occupy Wall Street.* * * *A flyer for the speak out is attached.* -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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Census: POVERTY: 2009 and 2010
by Eugene McElroy 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

Census American Community Survey Briefs ACSBR/10-0 *Poverty: 2009 and 2010* [20 October 2011] http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-01.pdf [full-text, 7 pages] This brief, based on the 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey results, compares poverty rates for the nation, states and large metropolitan statistical areas. The report also summarizes the distributions of income-to-poverty ratios for states and the District of Columbia HIGHLIGHTS • Nationally, the poverty rate increased from 14.3 percent in the 2009 ACS to 15.3 percent in the 2010 ACS. The number of people in poverty increased from 42.9 million to 46.2 million during the same time period. • Thirty-two states experienced an increase in the number and percentage of people in poverty between 2009 and 2010. For 20 states, this was the second consecutive annual increase. • No state had a statistically significant decline in either the number of people in poverty or the poverty rate between 2009 and 2010. • The percent of people with income below 125 percent of their poverty threshold increased from 18.9 percent in 2009 to 20.1 percent in 2010. During the same time period, the percentage of people with income below 50% of their poverty threshold increased from 6.3 percent to 6.8 percent. • The poverty rate among large metropolitan areas varies from a low of 8.4 percent to 33.4 percent in the 2010 ACS. **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 262-6041 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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IWPR News: Heidi Hartmann Testifies to Senate on Older Americans and Recession
by Eugene McElroy 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Institute for Women's Policy Research <iwpr(a)iwpr.org> Date: Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 2:14 PM Subject: IWPR News: Heidi Hartmann Testifies to Senate on Older Americans and Recession To: mcelroy(a)work.rutgers.edu <http://s.rs6.net/t?e=UYR7QOvec68&c=1&r=1><http://s.rs6.net/t?e=UYR7QOvec68&c=3&r=1><http://s.rs6.net/t?e=UYR7QOvec68&c=4&r=1><http://s.rs6.net/t?e=UYR7QOvec68&c=5&r=1><http://myemail.constantcontact.com/IWPR-News--Heidi-Hartmann-Testifies-to-S…> [image: In the News Masthead]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…> *Table of Contents* - *Dr. Hartmann Testifies to Senate on Older Americans * - *New Reports Show Impact of Recession* - *Recent Research: Paid Sick Days* *Support Women's Research*[image: Donate Button 2]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…> * Stay Connected with IWPR!* [image: Facebook icon]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…>[image: Twitter Icon]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…> *Follow IWPR on Facebook and Twitter!* * IWPR Blogs * *Get the truth on Social Security by reading the Social Security Media Watch Project blog <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…> And, stay up to date on women's issues with FemChat <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…> . * Heidi Hartmann Calls for Protection of Social Security at Senate Subcommittee Hearing Dr. Heidi Hartmann testified<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…>on Tuesday, October 18 at the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…>Subcommittee hearing, "The Recession and Older Americans: Where Do We Go from Here." Panelists from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Social Security Works, and the National Council on Aging, discussed the importance of support programs to older Americans -- and to helping them stay out of poverty. In responses to questions from the Sen. Bernie Sanders, Chair of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, and Sen. Al Franken, Dr. Hartmann highlighted the critical need for Social Security, Medicare, employment initiatives and housing assistance "The severe loss in assets as a result of the recession should increase policymakers' concern that those 45-59 years old, who are beginning to enter retirement now and will continue to do so for the next 20 years, will need Social Security benefits even more than the current generation of retirees," wrote Dr. Hartmann in her official written testimony<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…>. "Therefore, it is of the utmost importance that Social Security benefits, including the COLA, not be a target of budget cutting, either through direct cuts or an increase in the retirement age." At the hearing, Dr. Hartmann said: "Looking at how many people have been pulled out of poverty and the number of people who are reliant on Social Security, cutting Social Security benefits would be devastating." IWPR Releases Reports That Show Impact of Recession on Men and Women IWPR has released two timely and critical reports, based on survey findings from the IWPR/Rockefeller Survey of Economic Security, that show that Americans have been severely impacted by the Great Recession *Women and Men Living on the Edge: Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…> * finds that many Americans -- women and single mothers in particular -- have been forced to make difficult decisions, such as not filling medical prescriptions, not visiting the doctor or not taking their children to the doctor, 'doubling up' or sharing housing with others, withdrawing money from retirement accounts, using food stamps, or simply going hungry. The second report in the series, *Retirement on the Edge: Women, Men, and Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…> *, shows Americans are under enormous financial stress and are worried about their retirement years. The survey findings also show resounding support for Social Security and Medicare across lines of gender, age, race/ethnicity, and party affiliation. * * *Media Coverage of the IWPR/Rockefeller Survey Findings: * - *Monthly Review* magazine<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…>, "Living on Edge: Economic Insecurity" (October 4, 2011) - *The Daily Mail Online* (UK)<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…>, "What 'Mancession'? Study Shows Women Recovering from Recession Significantly Slower Than the Opposite Sex" (October 4, 2011) - *The Huffington Post<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…> *, "Women Recovering From Recession at Significantly Slower Pace Than Men, New Study Shows" (October 3, 2011) - *MarketWatch<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…> *, "Survey: Post-Recession, Americans' Support for Social Security Continues Across Party Lines (Press Release)" (October 3, 2011) Recent Research: Paid Sick Days Paid sick days legislation continues to gain momentum around the country. Denver voters will be deciding on paid sick leave ballot initiative in November. IWPR has conducted broad-reaching analysis of the impact of the proposed legislation on employers, employees, children and families -- finding a reduction in net costs to businesses ($1.4 million annually), health care savings, and decreases in health inequity. - *Valuing Good Health in Denver: The Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Days<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…>, *Briefing paper (October 2011). - *Paid Sick Days in Denver Would Improve Health Outcomes, Reduce Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities, and Help Control Health Care Costs<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&et=1108192981858&s=27436&e=001BvCnN…> *, Fact sheet (October 2011) Forward email<http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=uiw87zaab&m=1100380756244&ea=…> <http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001JkPYvl9GdBzEdXFpl1AY36QR5…> <http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=news04> This email was sent to mcelroy(a)work.rutgers.edu by iwpr(a)iwpr.org | Update Profile/Email Address<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&mse=001JkPYvl9GdBzEdXFpl1AY36QR5…> | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe<http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&mse=001JkPYvl9GdBzEdXFpl1AY36QR5…>™ | Privacy Policy <http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp>. 202.785.5100 | Institute For Women's Policy Research | 1200 18th Street NW| Washington | DC | 20036 -- Eugene McElroy Library Associate School of Management and Labor Relations SMLR Library Rutgers University 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 932-9513

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