Smlr_net January 2017

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HRE: Curtailing Credit Checks
by SMLR Library 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Curtailing Credit Checks *Author: *Mark McGraw *Source:* Human Resource Exercutive *Date:* January 18, 2017 *Summary:* A bill being considered by the D.C. Council Judiciary Committee would largely prohibit employers in the nation's capital from checking job applicants' credit histories. Experts predict we'll see similar legislation in other cities, but no movement at the federal level. *Link: *http://bit.ly/2iQmvZ1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 sick leave provides economic and health security to over a million federal contract workers
by SMLR Library 18 Jan '17

18 Jan '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Paid sick leave provides economic and health security to over a million federal contract workers *Author: *Elise Gould *Source:* Economic Policy Institute (EPI) *Date:* January 18, 2017 *Summary:* Due to an executive order by President Obama, all federal contractors with new contracts (or renewals) after January 1, 2017 are required to provide paid sick leave to their employees *Link: *http://bit.ly/2jnp0jT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Interactive Maps: Estimates of Enrollment in ACA Marketplaces and Medicaid Expansion
by SMLR Library 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Interactive Maps: Estimates of Enrollment in ACA Marketplaces and Medicaid Expansion *Source:* Kaiser Family Foundation *Date:* January 18, 2017 *Summary:* As the 115th U.S. Congress deliberates the future of the Affordable Care Act, an interactive map from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides estimates of the number of people in each congressional district who enrolled in a 2016 ACA marketplace health plan and the political party of each district’s representative as of January. *Link: *http://kaiserf.am/2j60F15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Faculty unions file charges with Dept of Labor after Rutgers withholds salaries
by SMLR Library 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Faculty unions file charges with Dept of Labor after Rutgers withholds salaries *Author: *Chloe Dopico <http://www.dailytargum.com/staff/chloe-dopico> and Kira Herzog <http://www.dailytargum.com/staff/kira-herzog> *Source:* Rutgers Targum *Date:* January 17, 2017 *Summary:* Unions representing thousands of Rutgers employees filed a claim on Thursday with the Department of Labor (DOL) accusing the University of withholding an estimated $500,000 in wages and violating federal hour and wage laws *Link: *http://bit.ly/2jW49na ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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A Rare Corner of Finance Where Women Dominate
by SMLR Library 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: A Rare Corner of Finance Where Women Dominate *Author: *ALEXANDRA STEVENSON <http://www.nytimes.com/by/alexandra-stevenson> and LESLIE PICKER *Source:* NY Times *Date:* January 17, 2017 *Summary:* Women hold the top positions in corporate governance at many of the biggest mutual funds <http://topics.nytimes.com/your-money/investments/mutual-funds-and-etfs/inde…> and pension funds — deciding which way to vote on the directors of a company board. They make decisions on behalf of teachers, government workers, doctors and most people in the United States who have a 401(k). The corporate governance heads at seven of the 10 largest institutional investors in stocks are now women, according to data compiled by The New York Times. *Link: *http://nyti.ms/2iD0WI7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sun Finally Sets on Sugar Cane in Hawaii
by SMLR Library 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The Sun Finally Sets on Sugar Cane in Hawaii *Author:* Lawrence Downs *Source:* NY Times *Date:* January 17, 2017 *Summary:* Hawaii’s last working sugar mill, in Puunene, Maui, produced its last harvest <https://vimeo.com/195536740> last month. And that was it — as 2016 ended, so did an industry that has shaped Hawaii for almost 200 years. So much of the islands’ modern history and character, in all its color and complexity, can be traced to one export crop. *Link: *http://nyti.ms/2jFMPTN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Years, 31 Dead Construction Workers. New York Can Do Better.
by SMLR Library 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: 2 Years, 31 Dead Construction Workers. New York Can Do Better. *Author:* Dominique Bravo *Source:* NY Times *Date:* January 17, 2017 *Summary:* According to records kept by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, a nonprofit group that lobbies for worker safety, of the city contractors that were inspected from 2009 to 2014, 73 percent had at least one “serious” OSHA violation, mostly of “fall protection” standards — precisely the violation responsible for the most deaths. *Link: *http://nyti.ms/2jskfbf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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37 percent of people in N.J. are among the working poor, study says
by SMLR Library 17 Jan '17

17 Jan '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: 37 percent of people in N.J. are among the working poor, study says *Author:* Stephen Sterling *Source:* Star Ledger *Date:* January 17, 2017 *Summary:* The United Way estimates that 37 percent of households fall into this expanded definition of poverty. In New Jersey, it's due to a combination of expenses -- housing costs, childcare, food, healthcare and other expenses -- that far exceed national averages. *Link: *http://bit.ly/2js6mtY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Trump’s Plan to Shift His Businesses is Lacking, Ethics Experts Say
by SMLR Library 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Trump’s Plan to Shift His Businesses is Lacking, Ethics Experts Say *Author:* NPR Staff *Source:* NPR *Date:* January 12, 2017 *Summary: *Ethics specialists share concerns that the President-Elect’s plan to shift management of his businesses to his sons does not adequately address conflict-of-interest concerns. *Link: *http://n.pr/2jeOXo9 Diana Floegel Graduate Library Assistant, SMLR Library

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Four Economists Evaluate Obama’s Economic Legacy
by SMLR Library 13 Jan '17

13 Jan '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Four Economists Evaluate Obama’s Economic Legacy *Author:* Kristen Doerer *Source:* PBS NewsHour *Date:* January 12, 2017 *Summary: *Four economists offer their perspectives on Obama’s economic legacy. Did his administration rescue the nation from the Great Recession? And was it inclusive of all Americans—especially members of minority groups—in doing so? *Link: *http://to.pbs.org/2ikhDg7 Diana Floegel Graduate Library Assistant, SMLR Library

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