*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management*
*APRIL 27, 2021*
*Title:* Democrats Outline ‘Care Infrastructure’ Plan, With Paid Leave and Child Care
*Source:* NPR
*Author:* Kelsey Snell
*Date:* April 27, 2021
*Summary:* Congressional Democrats are further expanding the definition of infrastructure with a plan to provide paid leave and family benefits for the vast majority of Americans.
*Link:* https://n.pr/3vjjFOz
*Title:* Hunger Strike for Undocumented N.J. Residents Wins Support From National Labor Leaders
*Source:* NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
*Author:* Sophie Nieto-Munoz
*Date:* April 27, 2021
*Summary:* National labor leaders are joining the chorus of calls for Gov. Phil Murphy to provide aid to undocumented immigrants who have been excluded from coronavirus relief funds over the last 13 months, including some who are marking the third week of a hunger strike.
*Link:* https://bit.ly/3voyCyU
*Title:* Biden to Sign $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contract Workers
*Source:* Associated Press
*Author:* Josh Boak
*Date:* April 27, 2021
*Summary:* President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers.
*Link:* https://bit.ly/3dV1RmX
*Title:* Blah Blah Blah: The Lack of Small Talk is Breaking Our Brains
*Source:* The Walrus
*Author:* Hannah Seo
*Date:* April 22, 2021
*Summary:* In our pandemic world, casual conversation has been all but eliminated. The closest thing I get these days is saying “thank you” to a delivery person or greeting a grocery store clerk. Even then, I’m hesitant to linger—every unnecessary moment with a stranger feels taboo, every breath a hazard. And, now, in the absence of chit-chat, I feel isolated and unenergized. This has led to a potentially controversial revelation: small talk gets an unfairly bad rap.
*Link:* https://bit.ly/3eymnsF
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