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A new study by the Workplace Justice Lab@Rutgers University highlights the need to expand state enforcement capacity and focus on high-violation industries.
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The fellows will conduct empirical research on ESOPs, equity compensation, profit sharing, and worker cooperatives.
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, seeks a seasoned and visionary leader to serve as dean of its School of Management and Labor Relations to succeed Dean Adrienne Eaton, the highly regarded and successful outgoing dean.
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Minneapolis has one of the nation’s best enforcement programs to address wage theft, but a new study by the Workplace Justice Lab@Rutgers University highlights the need to expand the program.
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SMLR’s Center for Women and Work analyzed federal data on employment, earnings, and spending in the state’s major metropolitan areas.
A new study by the Workplace Justice Lab@Rutgers University finds the state is years behind on collecting back wages for workers who have been cheated.