*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management*
*APRIL 19, 2021*
*Title:* Economic Growth Is Set to Surge. Hiring Might Not Keep Up.
*Source:* The Wall Street Journal
*Author:* Sarah Chaney Cambon
*Date:* April 18, 2021
*Summary:* U.S. employers might have trouble hiring workers fast enough in coming months to keep up with the projected burst of economic growth.
*Link:* https://on.wsj.com/3twWgst
*Title:* Labor Law: What Does the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana Use Mean for Virginia Employers
*Source:* Richmond Times-Dispatch
*Author:* Karen Michael
*Date:* April 18, 2021
*Summary:* Possession of marijuana will be legal in Virginia effective July 1, with certain restrictions. Employers have begun to question how this new state law that legalizes recreational marijuana possession and presumably consumption will impact workplaces in Virginia, if at all.
*Link:* https://bit.ly/32pOZPl
*Title:* Remote Workers Expect Pay to Reflect Their Locations
*Source:* SHRM
*Author:* Stephen Miller
*Date:* April 19, 2021
*Summary:* Geographic pay policies that set and adjust pay for far-flung workers based on local compensation factors, such as cost of labor and cost of living rates, are becoming more common among employers, new research shows.
*Link:* https://bit.ly/3sAwJgt
*Title:* ATI, Steelworkers Returning to Bargaining Table as Strike Continues
*Source:* TribLIVE
*Author:* Brian C. Rittmeyer
*Date:* April 19, 2021
*Summary:* Negotiators for Allegheny Technologies Inc. and the United Steelworkers union are returning to the bargaining table. About 1,300 USW members have been on strike at nine ATI facilities since March 30. On Friday, the union said it had proposed returning to in-person negotiations with ATI to resolve the outstanding issues that led to the strike.
*Link:* https://bit.ly/3an5sbi
*James B. Carey Library*
School of Management and Labor Relations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Website: https://smlr.rutgers.edu/library
Email: smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu
To unsubscribe from this listserv, visit: https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/smlr_net.
Rutgers is an equal access/equal opportunity institution. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to direct suggestions, comments, or complaints concerning any accessibility issues with Rutgers websites to accessibility@rutgers.edu or complete the Report Accessibility Barrier / Provide Feedback form.
Copyright ©2021, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. All rights reserved. Contact Webmaster