SMLR Experts In the News

HuffPost talks to Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about state laws that could reverse recent progress on voting accessibility.

The Star-Ledger reports on the rising cost of food, furniture, lumber, and other products, quoting Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work who predicts the increases are only temporary.

Granite State News Collaborative writes about efforts to enact paid family leave in New Hampshire, quoting Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work.

NJBIZ examines how President Biden’s infrastructure plan would create more unionized construction jobs in New Jersey, quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Rutgers Today writes a profile of Nanette Dande, a senior majoring in Human Resource Management at SMLR.

The Times-Tribune publishes an editorial urging increased federal enforcement of wage and hour laws, quoting Jenn Round of the Strengthening Labor Standards Enforcement Program.

HuffPost talks to Jessica Methot about people who have settled into a comfort zone while working from home and now feel reluctant to return to the office.

The Associated Press and The Center for Public Integrity investigate weak federal enforcement of wage and hour laws, quoting Jenn Round of the Strengthening Labor Standards Enforcement Program. ABC News, CBS News, The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and hundreds of other news organizations republish the story.

Quartz Africa interviews Joseph Blasi of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing.

The Star-Ledger reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and another union have asked the National Mediation Board to step in, quoting Bill Dwyer.