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NPR: That Employee Who Smokes Costs The Boss $5, 800 A Year
by SMLR Library 05 Jun '13

05 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management * * *** Title: That Employee Who Smokes Costs The Boss $5,800 A Year *Date: *June 4, 2013 *Source: * National Public Radio (NPR) *Author:** *Nancy Shute *Summary: ** *Smoking is expensive, and not just for the person buying the cigs. Employers are taking hard looks at the cost of employing smokers as they try to cut health insurance costs, with some refusing to hire people who say they smoke. But figures on the cost of smoking have been rough estimates at best, with a very of $193 billion a year nationwide. *Link: *http://n.pr/11kR5Hy -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fwd: [Smlr_smlr] Long time SMLR (IMLR) Professor Jack Chernick has died.
by Eugene McElroy 04 Jun '13

04 Jun '13

From: Renee Walker <rwalker(a)smlr.rutgers.edu> Date: Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:04 PM Subject: [Smlr_smlr] Long time SMLR (IMLR) Professor Jack Chernick has died. To: Smlr_smlr(a)email.rutgers.edu Professor Jack Chernick, a former SMLR (IMLR at the time) faculty member and university professor emeritus, passed away on March 27 at the age of 97. **** ** ** Professor Chernick played an integral role in the history of the School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR), formerly known as the Institute of Management and Labor Relations (IMLR), of Rutgers University. Most likely born in Manitoba, Canada, around 1908-1915, he went on to earn a B.A. from the University of Manitoba in 1939. Shortly thereafter, he received an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Labor Economics, Economic Theory, and Statistics in 1942 and 1949, respectively. (1)<http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/uarchives/chernickb.html#endnote1> **** ** ** Professor Chernick's roots in the research field began early on. Immediately following his B.A., he worked as a research assistant on an economic survey of Manitoba. This survey became the first in a long list of publications that Professor Chernick would author. He later went on to conduct other studies and publish reports while lecturing at the Universities of Kansas and Minnesota. He was an instructor at the University of Minnesota from 1942-1943 and 1945-1947, a lecturer at the University of Manitoba from 1943-1945, and an assistant professor at the University of Kansas from 1947-1951. (2)<http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/uarchives/chernickb.html#endnote2> **** ** ** Before coming to Rutgers, Professor Chernick worked as an associate director in the Case Analysis Division of the Wage Stabilization Board of Region 8 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (3)<http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/uarchives/chernickb.html#endnote3> He joined Rutgers in 1953 as a professor of industrial relations, helping to organize and teach courses on collective bargaining and research techniques as part of the University's Extension Department which preceded both IMLR and SMLR. During the economic recession of the late 1960s-1970s, and especially after the passage of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in 1973, Professor Chernick served as a field researcher for the Committee on Evaluation of Employment Training Program (CETP) and the Manpower Planning Board in both Middlesex and Union Counties. **** ** ** While at Rutgers he served on various committees, including the IMLR Executive Committee and Curriculum Committee as well as chairing the graduate program and Research Department at IMLR. As a Fulbright Scholar in France, 1961-1962, he studied the French economy, labor movement, and social programs. (4)<http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/uarchives/chernickb.html#endnote4> While there he also spent time in the Ministry of Labor and the Institut des Etudes Sociales du Travail. (5)<http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/uarchives/chernickb.html#endnote5> During the 1973-1974 school year, he returned to France on a sabbatical leave to conduct more research. In 1977, he initiated a manpower training certificate program proposal aimed to educate employers and enforce CETA compliance in the work force. After retiring from teaching at Rutgers he remained a professor emeritus at the university.**** ** ** During his tenure at Rutgers, Professor Chernick published over 20 articles and several books, including *Economic Effects of Steady Employment and Earnings* (1942), *The Guaranteed Annual Wage* (1945, 1955), and *Newark, New Jersey: Population and Labor Force* (1967). He also belonged to and served as a field researcher in many professional associations. These include the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC), Industrial Relations Research Association (IRAA), American Economic Association, and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). During 1959-1960 he served as the president of the IRRA, New York Chapter. Later, he was the chairman of the Minimum Wage Board for Beauty Culture Operators in 1963, and for Hotel and Restaurant Workers in 1967. He also served on labor arbitration panels for the American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and New Jersey State Board of Mediation. (6)<http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/uarchives/chernickb.html#endnote6> **** ** ** Not much about Professor Chernick's personal life is known except that he was married and had three children, who in 1970, were aged 17, 23, and 25 years. Additionally, Mrs. Chernick had taught French since 1963 at the local high school. While in France in 1961-1962 the Chernick children attended French primary and secondary schools thus acquainting Professor Jack Chernick with the French education system and adding on to his already thorough knowledge of the American education system. (7)<http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/uarchives/chernickb.html#endnote7> **** ** ** Throughout his professional career, not limited to the time he was at Rutgers, Chernick was a pivotal force in collective bargaining, wages, and employer/employee education and research. As a result, the struggle between workers and employers from the 1950s-1980s is well documented and can be used as a framework for research to decrease the schism between labor and management.**** Learn more about Professor Jack Chernick by visiting: http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/uarchives/chernickf.html **** ** **

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Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Dies at 89
by SMLR Library 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

The following links all relate to the life and career of New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg who passed away early this morning. Frank Lautenberg's Biography on his official government website: http://www.lautenberg.senate.gov/about/biography.cfm Videos of Frank Lautenberg from his official Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/franklautenberg Reactions to the Lautenberg's death by politicians such as Chris Christie and Barack Obama. http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/06/reaction_to_the_death_of_us_se… Brief overview of the highlights in Lautenberg's career: http://www.politickernj.com/66020/us-sen-frank-lautenberg-1924-2013 (Title: U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (1924-2013), Source: PolitickerNJ, Author: Max Pazarro, Date: June 3, 2013) Lautenberg's values and accomplishments: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/nyregion/frank-lautenberg-new-jersey-sena… (Title: Frank R. Lautenberg, 5-Term Senator From New Jersey, Dies at 89, Source: New York Times, Author: Adam Clymer, Date: June 3, 2013) In depth look at Lautenberg's life and career: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/06/us_senator_frank_lautenberg_di… (Title: U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg dies at 89, Source: nj.com, Author: Matt Friedman, Date: June 3, 2013) -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Student Loan Interest Rates
by SMLR Library 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management Title*: With Students as Backdrop, Obama Warns of Doubling of Loan Rates *Date*: May 31, 2013 *Source*: New York Times *Summary*: Obama on Friday warned of another impending fiscal deadline: student loan interest rates are set to double in 30 days under current law. *Link*: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/01/education/with-students-as-backdrop-obama… OR http://nyti.ms/11dQfvj -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Rutgers' Padma Arvind Interview- Health Care
by SMLR Library 03 Jun '13

03 Jun '13

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and human resource management Title*: Rutgers' Padma Arvind Connects Job seekers with Opportunities in the State’s Fastest Growing Industry – Health Care *Date*: May 31, 2013 *Source*: Rutgers University News *Summary*: This is an interview with Padma Arvind, director of the NJ Health Care Talent Network based at Rutgers' School of Management and Labor Relations. ** *Link*: http://news.rutgers.edu/medrel/q-and-a-hot-topic/q-a-hot-topic-2013/june-20… OR http://bit.ly/1aX1Zb2 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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