Smlr_net October 2017

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HR Exec: Does 'Felon Friendly' Pay?
by SMLR Library 27 Oct '17

27 Oct '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Does 'Felon Friendly' Pay? Author: Richard Solz *Source: * HR Executive On-Line *Date:* *October** 16**, 2017* Summary: Though still few in number, companies that have fully embraced hiring people with felony convictions are finding the rewards far outweigh the risks. Link: http://bit.ly/2yWWTC7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Wobblies – A new history of a radical union
by SMLR Library 27 Oct '17

27 Oct '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Wobblies – A new history of a radical union Author: Peter Cole and Lucien Van der Wolt *Source: *Africa Is A Country *Date:* *October 2**1**, 2017* Summary: Pluto Press published *Wobblies of the World: A Global History of the IWW <https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745399591/wobblies-of-the-world/>*. This book breaks new ground, with contributors treating this revolutionary union as the global labor union it intended to be, was, and still is. Link: http://bit.ly/2i8KEs8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 most leadership training programs fail women
by SMLR Library 27 Oct '17

27 Oct '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: How most leadership training programs fail women Author: Jena McGregor *Source: *Washington Post *Date:* *October 23, 2017* Summary: The list of reasons more women don't hold top jobs in corporate America is long and complex: Long-ingrained gender stereotypes. Work cultures that value face time over results. A lack of women in the boardroom. A leaky pipeline that does little to retain women in the jobs necessary to get the top roles. Link: http://wapo.st/2zRjFsX ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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If You Can’t Find a Spouse Who Supports Your Career, Stay Single
by SMLR Library 26 Oct '17

26 Oct '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: If You Can’t Find a Spouse Who Supports Your Career, Stay Single Author: Avivah Wittenberg-Cox <https://hbr.org/search?term=avivah+wittenberg-cox> *Source: *Harvard Business Review *Date:* *October 2**4**, 2017* Summary: This experience underlines the conclusion I’ve drawn from years of research and experience: Professionally ambitious women really only have two options when it comes to their personal partners — a super-supportive partner or no partner at all. Anything in between ends up being a morale- and career-sapping morass Link: http://bit.ly/2hczC5v ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Ask Me How Much Money I Make: Pay Gets More Transparent
by SMLR Library 26 Oct '17

26 Oct '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Ask Me How Much Money I Make: Pay Gets More Transparent Author: Kelsey Gee *Source: *Wall Street Journal *Date:* *October 2**5**, 2017* Summary: “Pay and promotions are not secretive topics anymore,” says Mary Ann Sardone, who consults with large employers on compensation issues and leads the workforce-rewards practice at benefits consultant Mercer. Link: http://on.wsj.com/2yUzh0K ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Cutting corporate taxes will not boost American wages
by SMLR Library 26 Oct '17

26 Oct '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Cutting corporate taxes will not boost American wages Author: Josh Bivens *Source: *Economic Policy Institute (EPI) *Date:* *October 2**5**, 2017* Summary: The Trump administration is marketing its plan to give huge tax cuts to the richest U.S. households with a bold but fanciful claim: that these tax cuts will trickle down to help American workers by boosting economy-wide productivity and hence wages. Link: http://bit.ly/2yTK7V1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Why one of N.J. poorest counties thinks it has a chance at wooing Amazon
by SMLR Library 26 Oct '17

26 Oct '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Why one of N.J. poorest counties thinks it has a chance at wooing Amazon Author: Bill Gallo *Source: *Star Ledger *Date:* *October 2**6**, 2017* Summary: New Jersey is offering $7 billion in incentives to lure Amazon to the Garden State and officials have said Newark would be a good home. Other New Jersey counties, too, including Camden, are also bidding as is neighboring Philadelphia which has much of what Amazon is looking for that Salem County does not. Link: http://bit.ly/2i6S7HZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Expanding the EITC Would Benefit Working-Class Americans
by SMLR Library 25 Oct '17

25 Oct '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: How Expanding the EITC Would Benefit Working-Class Americans Author: Dwyer Gunn *Source: *Pacific Standard *Date:* *October 23, 2017* Summary: A new report finds that expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit by 10 percent would lead to increases in after-tax income for middle-class Americans. Link: http://bit.ly/2leOyVd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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What Unions Do for Regulation
by SMLR Library 25 Oct '17

25 Oct '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: What Unions Do for Regulation Author: Alison D. Morantz *Source: *Annual Review of Law and Social Science *Date:* *October 24, 2017* Summary: The question of how organized labor affects the content, enforcement, and outcomes of regulation is especially timely in an era in which protective laws and regulations are being scaled back or minimally enforced and union membership is in decline. Link: http://bit.ly/2y3o0fE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Can Employees Be Fired for Off-Duty Conduct?
by SMLR Library 25 Oct '17

25 Oct '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Can Employees Be Fired for Off-Duty Conduct? Author: Lisa Nagele-Piazza *Source: *SHRM *Date:* *October 24, 2017* Summary: HR professionals should be aware of state laws that protect employees’ right to engage in lawful activities outside of work Link: http://bit.ly/2zDjK2z ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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