September 23, 2021 - Smlr_net

23 Sep 2021


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*September 23, 2021*
*Title:*                    What Will it Take for Electric Vehicles to
Create Jobs, Not Cut Them?
*Source:*               The New York Times
*Author:*               Noam Scheiber
*Date:*                   September 22, 2021
*Summary:*          A report by Economic Policy Institute tries to quantify
the potential employment gains and losses, concluding that subsidies will
be crucial.
*Link:*                    https://nyti.ms/3EN8WkP
*Title:*                    Workforce Diversity: Analysis of Federal Data
Shows Hispanics are Underrepresented in the Media Industry
*Source:*               U.S. Government Accountability Office
*Author:*               U.S. Government Accountability Office
*Date:*                   September 21, 2021
*Summary:          *There have been questions about the media industry's
commitment to ensuring workforce diversity, including for Hispanic workers.
We found that Hispanics are underrepresented in the media industry compared
to their representation in the rest of the workforce. In 2019, Hispanics
made up an estimated 12% of workers in the media industry (which includes
film, television, publishing, and news) compared to an estimated 18% of
workers in the rest of the workforce.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/39wcFow
*Title:*                   U.S. Soccer Files Response to Women’s Equal Pay
Appeal
*Source:*               ESPN
*Author:               *Jeff Carlisle
*Date:*                   September 21, 2021
*Summary:*          In the filing, the USSF stressed that in a decision
made in May of 2020, U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner was correct
in dismissing the players' equal pay claims, primarily because the players'
total compensation spelled out in its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
-- including guaranteed salaries and benefits -- was actually higher than
men's compensation during the class period in question. The USSF argued
this was true regardless of whether these figures were computed on an
aggregate, per game, or revenue basis.
*Link:*                    https://es.pn/2XJGQqd
*Title:*                    Puerto Rico’s New Minimum Wage: ‘Not Enough,
But a Starting Point’
*Source:*               NBC News
*Author:*               Nicole Acevedo
*Date:*                   September 22, 2021
*Summary:*          Puerto Rico raised its minimum wage for the first time
in more than a decade, but experts say while it's a step in the right
direction, there are several structural factors that make it difficult for
working-class families in the U.S. territory. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi signed a
law Tuesday to increase the current minimum pay of $7.25 an hour to at
least $8.50 an hour starting in January.
*Link:*                    https://nbcnews.to/2XH78c0
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