Smlr_net June 2013

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NYT: Judge Rules That Movie Studio Should Have Been Paying Interns
by SMLR Library 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management* *Title:* Judge Rules That Movie Studio Should Have Been Paying Interns *Author:* Steve Greenhouse *Date:** *June 11, 2013 (online, to appear in print June 12, 2013) *Source: * New York Times *Summary: ** "*A Federal District Court judge in Manhattan ruled on Tuesday that Fox Searchlight Pictures had violated federal and New York minimum wage laws by not paying production interns, a case that could upend the long-held practice of the film industry and other businesses that rely heavily on unpaid internships....The judge noted that these internships did not foster an educational environment and that the studio received the benefits of the work. The case could have broad implications. Young people have flocked to internships, especially against the backdrop of a weak job market." *Link: * * http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/business/judge-rules-for-interns-who-sued… * *See also* Deadline Hollywood's article: Interns Win Key Ruling Against Fox Searchlight In ‘Black Swan’ Lawsuit; Studio Says It Will Seek Reversal<http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/interns-black-swan-fox-searchlight-lawsuit/>, which provides a link to the summary judgement: http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Fox-Intern-June… -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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Bill Moyers: Take Me Out to the Ball Game — But Pay Me a Living Wage
by SMLR Library 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: Take Me Out to the Ball Game — But Pay Me a Living Wage * * Date: June 10, 2012 *Source: * Bill Moyers program (PBS) *Author:** *Michael Winship * * *Summary: ** *I know of some baseball employees who can relate to that kind of bargain basement salary, and they’re in San Francisco, too. They’re not the A-Rods, Riveras and Pujols who pull down ten million and more. The people I mean are the 800 concession workers who sell hot dogs and beer, serve and clean the restaurants, and cater to the luxury skyboxes at AT&T Park, home of the 2012 World Series champion San Francisco Giants. Employed by a South Carolina-based company called Centerplate, their jobs only last the six months of the season and they make but $11,000 a year, right at the poverty line for a single individual in the United States. Their situation is yet another flagrant example of the vast and widening gap created by income inequality in America. *Link: *http://bit.ly/11TJ3of -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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EPRN: The Dismal State of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market, 2008-12
by SMLR Library 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** *Title: * The Dismal State of the Nation’s Teen Summer Job Market, 2008-12 Date: May 29, 2013 *Source: * Employment Policy Research Network *Author:** *Andrew Sum, Ishwar Khatiwada, Walter McHugh and Sheila * * * * *Summary: ** *Regrettably, the last decade in the United States has been labeled a “lost decade” by a number of economic and social science… In the “full employment” year of 2000, 45 per cent of the nation’s teens (16-19) were employed during an average month. By 2003, their employment/population ratio had declined to 36.8% and basically remained stagnant over the next three years while all other age groups saw an increase in their employment rates between 2003 and 2007. By 2007, the teen employment-population ratio dropped slightly below 35% and declined steadily through the Great Recession and the jobless recovery. *In 2011 and 2012, only 26 per cent of the nation’s teens held any type of paid job, the lowest annual average employment rate in the history of our country in the post-World War II era.* *Link: *http://bit.ly/168R3qx -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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Bllomberg News: Saudi Women More Educated Than Men Are Wasted Resource
by SMLR Library 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: Saudi Women More Educated Than Men Are Wasted Resource Date: June 4, 2013 *Source: * Bloomberg News *Author:** *Donna Abu-Nasr** * * *Summary: ** *In a country where the sexes are strictly segregated in schools, restaurants and other public places, many women are apprehensive about working in offices where they’ll be in close proximity to men, Bloomberg Markets will report in its July issue. *Link: *http://bloom.bg/14T1ECM * * * * -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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PBS NewsHour: Ask The Headhunter: Avoid Employment Scams, Ruses and Rackets
by SMLR Library 11 Jun '13

11 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: Ask The Headhunter: Avoid Employment Scams, Ruses and Rackets *Date:** *June 10, 2013 *Source: * PBS NewsHour *Author:** **Nick Corcodilos*** * * *Summary: ** *Good headhunters do all the proper things you describe. The rest are charlatans and their behaviors are ruses. This is just one kind of career racket in today's difficult employment market. Most "headhunters" are no better than most personnel jockeys: They are ignorant of their own business, they don't understand the jobs they're trying to fill, their strategy is to "dial for dollars" and they lose their credibility quickly. *Link: *http://to.pbs.org/11TCHF7 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NPR: Golden Years Tainted As Retirement Savings Dwindle
by SMLR Library 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: Golden Years Tainted As Retirement Savings Dwindle *Date:** *June 10, 2013 *Source: * National Public Radio *Author:** *NPR Staff * * *Summary (11 minute audio): ** *For almost a century, it's been a tenet of the American dream: Work hard enough, and you'll get to rest and relax in your golden years. But retirement as we know it may be consigned to the dustbin of history. *Link: *http://n.pr/12BdK9f* * -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NPR: 50 Years After The Equal Pay Act, Gender Wage Gap Endures
by SMLR Library 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: 50 Years After The Equal Pay Act, Gender Wage Gap Endures *Date:** *June 10, 2013 *Source: * National Public Radio *Author:** *Yuki Noguchi * * *Summary (5 minute audio): ** *On this day 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy signed the in an effort to abolish wage discrimination based on gender. Half a century later, the Obama administration is pushing Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, designed to make wage differences more transparent. Some dispute the frequently cited figure that women are paid 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. But even those who argue the gap is narrower agree it's most prominent when a woman enters her childbearing years. *Link: *http://n.pr/164JNfp -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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USN&WR: How to Find Happiness at Work
by SMLR Library 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: How to Find Happiness at Work *Date:** *April 3, 2013 *Source: * US News and World Report *Author:** *Phillip Moeller * * Summary: Workplace culture and regulations can make fulfillment and work-life balance especially hard *Link: *http://bit.ly/1065GM4* * -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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NYT: The Once (but No Longer) Golden Age of Human Capital
by SMLR Library 10 Jun '13

10 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: The Once (but No Longer) Golden Age of Human Capital *Date:** *June 10, 2013 *Source: *NY Times* * *Author:** *Nancy Folbre * * *Summary: ** *Only slightly more than half of college presidents (54 percent) believe that a bachelor’s degree is worth more or a lot more than five years ago, according to a recent survey<http://chronicle.com/PresidentsSurvey>conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education. A majority of Americans (57 percent) say the higher education system in the United States fails to provide students with good value for the money they and their families spend, according to a recent survey<http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/05/15/is-college-worth-it/>by the Pew Research Center. *Link: *http://nyti.ms/11r6zJ4* * -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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CPER: No-Vacation Nation Revisited
by SMLR Library 07 Jun '13

07 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: No-Vacation Nation Revisited *Date:** *May 2013 *Source: * Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) *Author:** *Rebecca Ray, Milla Sanes, and John Schmitt * * *Summary: ** *This report reviews the most recently available data from a range of national and international sources on statutory requirements for paid vacations and paid holidays in 21 rich countries (16 European countries, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States). In addition to our finding that the United States is the only country in the group that does not require employers to provide paid vacation time, we also note that several foreign countries offer additional time off for younger and older workers, shift workers, and those engaged in community service including jury duty. Five countries even mandate that employers pay vacationing workers a small premium above their standard pay in order to help with vacation-related expenses. Most other rich countries have also established legal rights to paid holidays over and above paid vacation days. We distinguish throughout the report between paid vacation -- or paid annual leave, terms we use interchangeably -- and paid holidays, which are organized around particular fixed dates in the calendar. Our analysis does not cover paid leave for other reasons such as sick leave, parental leave, or leave to care for sick relatives. *Link: *http://bit.ly/11p1Atl -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary(a)work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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