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The Supreme Court on Unions: Why Labor law is Failing American Workers
by SMLR Library 08 May '16

08 May '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The Supreme Court on Unions: Why Labor law is Failing American Workers Author: Julius Getman Source: Cornell University Press *Date:* May 9, 2016 Summary: Labor unions and courts have rarely been allies. From their earliest efforts to organize, unions have been confronted with hostile judges and antiunion doctrines. In this book, Julius G. Getman argues that while the role of the Supreme Court has become more central in shaping labor law, its opinions betray a profound ignorance of labor relations along with a persisting bias against unions. In *The Supreme Court on Unions*, Getman critically examines the decisions of the nation's highest court in those areas that are crucial to unions and the workers they represent: organizing, bargaining, strikes, and dispute resolution. *Link:* bit.ly/1q78N42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Finding Time: The Economics of Work-Life Conflict
by SMLR Library 08 May '16

08 May '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Finding Time: The Economics of Work-Life ConflictAuthor: Heather Boushey <http://www.hup.harvard.edu/results-list.php?author=21837> *Source:* Harvard University Press *Date:* May 9, 2016 Summary: Employers today are demanding more and more of employees’ time. And from campaign barbecues to the blogosphere, workers across the United States are raising the same worried question: How can I get ahead at my job while making sure my family doesn’t fall behind? *Link:* bit.ly/1OiQxe9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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The Bittersweet Victories of Women
by SMLR Library 08 May '16

08 May '16

<http://bit.ly/24DasBp> *SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The Bittersweet Victories of Women *Author: * Linda Greenhouse *Source:* New York Review of Books *Date:* May 9, 2016 Summary: Linda Greenhouse reviews Because of Sex: One Law, Ten Cases, and Fifty Years That Changed American Women’s Lives at Work <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1137280050?ie=UTF8&tag=thneyoreofbo-20&lin…> by Gillian Thomas *Link:* bit.ly/24DasBp <http://bit.ly/24DasBp> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Paid Family Leave Around the World
by SMLR Library 06 May '16

06 May '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Paid Family Leave Around the World *Author: * Brian Leher *Source:* WNYC *Date:* May 6, 2016 *Summary*: Danielle Kurtzleben <http://www.wnyc.org/people/r/?n=Danielle+Kurtzleben>, a political reporter assigned to NPR's Washington Desk, talked about paid maternity leave as it's offered around the world. And Agneta Furvik <http://www.wnyc.org/people/r/?n=Agneta+Furvik>, the U.S. Correspondent & NY Bureau Chief for Swedish National Public Radio (NPR), explained why Sweden is such an exception: parental leave in Sweden is 480 days. That's 16 months! *Link:* bit.ly/1T2iwmH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Should Prostitution Be a Crime?
by SMLR Library 06 May '16

06 May '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Should Prostitution Be a Crime? *Author: * Emily Bazelon *Source:* NY Times *Date:* May 6, 2016 *Summary*: A growing movement of sex workers and activists is making the decriminalization of sex work a feminist issue. *Link:* nyti.ms/1T2hpDt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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2 Big Labor Unions Share Efforts to Gain Power and Scale
by SMLR Library 06 May '16

06 May '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: 2 Big Labor Unions Share Efforts to Gain Power and Scale *Author: * STEVEN GREENHOUSE <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/steven_greenho…> and NOAM SCHEIBER *Source:* NY Times *Date:* May 6, 2016 *Summary*: The leaders of two of the nation’s biggest, most powerful labor unions — the Service Employees International Union <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/service…> and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — are completing a plan that calls for unusually close cooperation in political campaigning, organizing and bargaining in states and cities across the United States. *Link:* nyti.ms/26ZElKV ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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How immigration laws harm skilled immigrants and Americans
by SMLR Library 05 May '16

05 May '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: How immigration laws harm skilled immigrants and Americans *Author: * David Bier *Source:* The Hill *Date:* May 5, 2016 *Summary*: For the fourth year in a row, the annual quota on H-1B visas, which allow high-skilled foreigners to work legally in the United States, was filled in a matter of days. While the mark demonstrates the need for more visas, Congress should tie increases to reforms to the H-1B process to better protect the rights of foreign workers, and reward them for their positive contributions to the economy. Improving the system would prove beneficial not only for immigrants, but also for Americans. *Link:* bit.ly/1NkIMtc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Study: Trump deportation plan would cost economy hundreds of billions
by SMLR Library 05 May '16

05 May '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Study: Trump deportation plan would cost economy hundreds of billions *Author: * Rebecca Savransky *Source:* The Hill *Date:* May 5, 2016 *Summary*: Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump <http://thehill.com/people/donald-trump>'s deportation plan would cost the economy up to $600 billion, according to a new study by the American Action Forum <http://www.americanactionforum.org/research/labor-output-declines-removing-…>, a conservative think tank. *Link:* bit.ly/1SP0Vj1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Economic Policy Institute: Overtime
by SMLR Library 05 May '16

05 May '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Overtime *Source:* Economic Policy Institute (EPI) *Date:* May 5, 2016 *Summary*: One reason Americans’ paychecks are not keeping pace with their productivity is that millions of lower-middle-class and even middle-class workers are working overtime but not getting paid for it. The rules that require employers to pay workers time-and-a-half if they work overtime are out of date. President Obama directed the Labor Department to modernize the rules, and on June 30, 2015, the department issued a proposed rule to raise the overtime threshold <http://www.dol.gov/whd/overtime/NPRM2015/> to a “standard salary level equal to the 40th percentile of earnings for full-time salaried workers,” estimated at $50,440 in 2016. The department reviewed comments on the proposed rule and is expected to issue a final rule soon. *Link:* bit.ly/1UBExer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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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Labor and Employment Law: Recent, Pending and Potential Changes Conference
by SMLR Library 05 May '16

05 May '16

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Labor and Employment Law: Recent, Pending and Potential Changes Conference *Author: * Renee Walker *Source:* SMLR *Date:* May 5, 2016 *Summary*: The purpose of the conference is to facilitate a discussion on recent, pending and proposed changes to Labor and Employment Law in the United States. Most of the laws that currently regulate the employment relationship in the United States, like the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act, were set forth during the New Deal era. Their purpose was to establish and to provide certain basic protections for workers against employers’ unfair and abusive labor practices. Today, many agree that the relevancy and appropriateness of these and other labor and employment laws have not kept pace with the realities of the changing nature of work to the point where many U.S. workers lack the basic protections that they need and deserve. *Link:* bit.ly/1QSUBBB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate 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 <https://rumail.rutgers.edu/zimbra/?view=compose&to=smlrlibrary@work.rutgers…> http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library

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