Smlr_net August 2017

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Arbitration Agreement Violated by Employer Is Not Enforceable
by SMLR Library 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Arbitration Agreement Violated by Employer Is Not EnforceableAuthor: Joanne Deschenaux, J.D. Source: SHRM *Date:* Aug 28, 2017 *Summary: *A company violated an arbitration agreement by coercing its employees to opt out of a class-action lawsuit rather than following the dispute resolution procedure set out in the agreement, the California Court of Appeal ruled. It would therefore be unfair to force the employees to arbitrate the underlying claims, the court concluded. *Link*: h http://bit.ly/2vxFg7w ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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EPI: How today’s unions help working people
by SMLR Library 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: How today’s unions help working people Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) *Date:* Aug 24, 2017 *Summary: *Americans have always joined together—whether in parent teacher associations or local community organizations—to solve problems and make changes that improve their lives and their communities. Through unions, people join together to strive for improvements at the place where they spend a large portion of their waking hours: work. *Link*: http://bit.ly/2gjPHbL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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OSHA scrubs worker deaths from home page
by SMLR Library 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: OSHA scrubs worker deaths from home page Author: Ian Kullgren Source: Politico *Date:* Aug 25, 2017 *Summary: *The federal department charged with protecting workers erased data on workplace deaths from the home page of its website Friday — and changed its policy to disclose fewer fatal accidents in the future. *Link*: http://politi.co/2iBarws ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Florida Lawmakers to Review Law Targeting Injured Undocumented Workers
by SMLR Library 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Florida Lawmakers to Review Law Targeting Injured Undocumented Workers Author: Howard Berkes and Michael Grabell Source: Pro Publica *Date:* Aug 24, 2017 *Summary: *The second-highest ranking member of the Florida Senate pledged a legislative review of a state law that has allowed injured undocumented workers to be arrested and potentially deported rather than paid workers’ compensation benefits. *Link*: http://bit.ly/2whP5aN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Unemployment in Black and White
by SMLR Library 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Unemployment in Black and White Source: NY Times Op-Ed *Date:* Aug 28, 2017 *Summary: *The recent finding <https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/24/us/affirmative-action.html> by The New York Times that black students are still vastly underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities is one sign of how little the country has managed to do to close racial gaps. *Link*: http://nyti.ms/2iCakAQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 it be? Good news about N.J. public worker pensions?
by SMLR Library 28 Aug '17

28 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Can it be? Good news about N.J. public worker pensions? Author: Samantha Marcus Source: Star Ledger *Date:* Aug 28, 2017 *Summary: *The deterioration of New Jersey's pension system has begun to level off, a rating agency says, and the troubled funds <http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/01/how_did_nj_get_into_this_pensi…>could actually begin to see some long-awaited improvement. *Link*: http://bit.ly/2wicCZd ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Summer youth labor force in July 2017
by SMLR Library 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Summer youth labor force in July 2017 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor *Date:* Aug 24, 2017 *Summary: *From April to July 2017, the labor force of 16- to 24-year-olds grew by 2.4 million, or 11.6 percent, to 23.1 million. Over the same period, the number of employed 16- to 24-year-olds increased by 1.9 million to 20.9 million. *Link*: http://bit.ly/2wuf4hy ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Ronald Reagan to be inducted in US Labor Hall of Honor
by SMLR Library 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Ronald Reagan to be inducted in US Labor Hall of Honor Source: Associated Press *Date:* Aug 24, 2017 *Summary: *Former President Ronald Reagan, a one-time Hollywood union leader who fired 11,000 air traffic controllers and crushed their union, will be inducted into the Labor Department’s Labor Hall of Honor. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta made the announcement Thursday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley, California. *Link*: http://wapo.st/2xyg1T7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Bend the trend: Reviving unionization in America
by SMLR Library 24 Aug '17

24 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: Bend the trend: Reviving unionization in America Author: Jared Bernstein Source: Washington Post *Date:* Aug 24, 2017 *Summary: *In advance of Labor Day, the Economic Policy Institute just released an important piece <http://www.epi.org/publication/how-todays-unions-help-working-people-giving…> on the importance of unions as a force to push back on inequality, wage losses and a political system that fails to represent most Americans. *Link*: http://wapo.st/2wBt09V ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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EEOC: Strength Tests Risk Bias Against Women
by SMLR Library 24 Aug '17

24 Aug '17

*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: EEOC: Strength Tests Risk Bias Against Women Author: Roy Mauer Source: SHRM *Date:* Aug 24, 2017 *Summary: *The EEOC alleged that the railroad's strength, endurance and aerobic capacity tests illegally screen out women from the hiring process for dozens of job types because women failed the tests at a higher rate than men. *Link*: http://bit.ly/2xvIBUY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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