Smlr_net November 2017

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Boss Grab Your Breasts? That’s Not (Legally) Harassment
by SMLR Library 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Boss Grab Your Breasts? That’s Not (Legally) Harassment Author: SANDRA F. SPERINO and SUJA A. THOMAS Source: NY Times *Date:* * Nov **28**, 2017* *Summary:* Our legal institutions have an important role to play in ending workplace discrimination. But we have to make sure the laws we have in place actually protect workers the way they were intended to. Link: http://nyti.ms/2ArgxHn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Size of U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Workforce Stable After the Great Recession
by SMLR Library 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Size of U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Workforce Stable After the Great Recession Author: Jeffey Passel and D’Vera Cohn Source: Pew Rersearch *Date:* * Nov **3**, 2017* *Summary:* There were 8 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. working or looking for work in 2014, making up 5% of the civilian labor force, according to new Pew Research Center estimates using government data. Link: http://pewrsr.ch/2f19M49 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Following the death of a Rutgers student, CAPS outlines its suicide prevention resources
by SMLR Library 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Following the death of a Rutgers student, CAPS outlines its suicide prevention resources Author: Stephen Weiss Source: Rutgers Targum *Date:* * Nov **27**, 2017* *Summary:* “A common myth is that if I talk about suicide I might give someone the idea. This is not true and we find that bringing up the topic is one of the most helpful things you can do,” the CAPS officials said. Link: http://bit.ly/2AmB0Li ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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(SMLR faculty) Blasi, Kruse and Castellano comment on Employee Ownership
by SMLR Library 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Can Employee Ownership Hold Back a Tsunami of Small Business Closures? Author: Steve Dubb Source: NonProfit Quarterly *Date:* * Nov **27**, 2017* Summary: Joseph Blasi, Bill Castellano and Doug Kruse all comment in this article Link: http://bit.ly/2AmzKYA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Future of Federal Labor Relations
by SMLR Library 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: The Future of Federal Labor Relations Author: Julie Davidson Source: Human Resource Executive On-Line *Date:* * Nov **15**, 2017* Summary: In the wake of President Trump's recent executive order rescinding labor-management forums for federal workers, former union official fears grievances will 'go through the roof.' Link: http://bit.ly/2AjDxG0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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New Brunswick sports bar to pay $57K to former employees, following wage theft suit
by SMLR Library 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: New Brunswick sports bar to pay $57K to former employees, following wage theft suit Author: Daniel Munoz Source: TAP into new Brunswick *Date:* * Nov 2**9**, 2017* Summary: A New Brunswick sports bar has agreed to pay $57,500 to six former employees, following a wage theft lawsuit that went on several years, according to a release from New Labor, a local worker’s rights group. Link: http://bit.ly/2BlOHt5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Op-Ed: Airport Workers, First Line of Service, First Line of Defense
by SMLR Library 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Op-Ed: Airport Workers, First Line of Service, First Line of Defense Author: Yvette Stephens Source: NJ Spotlight *Date:* * Nov 2**9**, 2017* Summary: While we’ve had several victories in improving work conditions, most of us still earn minimum-wage salaries and live below the poverty-wage rate Link: http://bit.ly/2AfpuTQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Tennessee, Greg Schiano and Moral Outrage in College Sports
by SMLR Library 29 Nov '17

29 Nov '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Tennessee, Greg Schiano and Moral Outrage in College SportsAuthor: Joe Drape Source: New York Times *Date:* * Nov 27, 2017* *Summary:* Consider the case of the Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano. On Sunday morning, he was apparently the coach-elect of the University of Tennessee. By nightfall, he was not. Schiano’s hiring had leaked before it was announced, and the decision was swiftly pilloried because Schiano had allegedly — and this is a whopper of an allegedly — failed to report sexual assault while an assistant coach at Penn State under Joe Paterno and alongside the convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky. Link: http://nyti.ms/2jwwUb9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Clarifying Paid-Leave Policies
by SMLR Library 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Clarifying Paid-Leave Policies Author: Wayne D’Orio Source: Human Resource Executive On-Line *Date:* * Nov 2**7**, 2017* Summary: After the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a suit charging that cosmetics maker Estee Lauder's family-leave policy discriminates against men, experts say the legal action could ultimately affect all employers .Link: http://bit.ly/2idHA1R ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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As Walmart Buys Online Retailers, Their Health Benefits Suffer
by SMLR Library 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: As Walmart Buys Online Retailers, Their Health Benefits Suffer Author: Noam Scheiber and Michael Corkery Source: NY Times *Date:* * Nov 2**7**, 2017* Summary: The steady growth of e-commerce has been a source of jobs and benefits as employment in traditional stores declines. But at online retailers taken over by Walmart, workers are finding one benefit in retreat: their company-sponsored health coverage. *Link*: http://nyti.ms/2katjE1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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