SMLR Experts In the News

The Star-Ledger reports Shop Rite is letting customers know when a store employee is diagnosed with COVID-19, quoting Ashley Conway on whether other supermarket chains should do the same.

Latin Post writes about why Latino workers and their families are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, quoting Christopher Hayes.

WalletHub publishes a Q&A with Christopher Hayes on the devastating impact of America’s growing unemployment crisis.

HuffPost reports on the growing number of Americans getting furloughed due to the coronavirus pandemic, quoting Jie (Jasmine) Feng on how the process works.

The Star-Ledger writes about insurance in the age of coronavirus, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health.

The BBC reports on which nations are best positioned to bounce back quickly from the epidemic, quoting Michael Merrill of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Fortune writes about the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, quoting Michael Merrill of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

The Star-Ledger reports on workers and their families losing employer-sponsored health insurance, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health.

New Jersey 101.5 interviews Yana Rodgers about the Center for Women and Work report, which finds the average home health aide earns just $25,000 annually.

MarketWatch reports on the shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health who says “the lack of workplace and patient safety right now is catastrophic.”