*SMLR-Net: Selected news on labor and employment relations & human resource management*

*September 30, 2021*

*Title:* Labor Memo Amounts to New Stance from Feds Against the N.C.A.A.

*Source:* The New York Times

*Author:* David W. Chen

*Date:* September 29, 2021

*Summary:* The top lawyer at the National Labor Relations Board signaled that private universities should not treat those who compete in college sports as “mere ‘student-athletes.’”

*Link:* https://nyti.ms/3maJcGK

*Title:* Amazon Settles With Two Employees Who Said They Were Fired Over Activism

*Source:* CNBC

*Author:* Annie Palmer

*Date:* September 29, 2021

*Summary: *Amazon settled with two former employees the National Labor Relations Board claimed were illegally fired for publicly speaking out about the company’s climate record and labor policies.

*Link:* https://cnb.cx/3ikGHAi

*Title:* NJ Pension Rides Investment Boom

*Source:* NJ Spotlight News

*Author: *John Reitmeyer

*Date:* September 30, 2021

*Summary:* New Jersey’s public-worker pension fund appears to have taken full advantage of Wall Street’s recent hot streak by running up nearly 30% annual returns during the most recent fiscal year.

*Link:* https://bit.ly/3B2JDJy

*Title:* Opinion: Why Working While in College Can Be a Bad Investment for Students

*Source:* The Hechinger Report

*Author:* Ruth Bauer White

*Date:* September 27, 2021

*Summary:* Juggling school and work can create difficult, sometimes impossible trade-offs for students. Yet it’s a brutal reality for the majority of American college students today, a growing number of whom are financially independent and need to work to support themselves during college.

*Link:* https://bit.ly/3uo5nNn

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