Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations faculty and staff are sharing their expertise on the changing nature of work, employment, and labor as affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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.

Friday, April 3, 2020
New Jersey 101.5

Heavy. writes about the strategy Gap, Macy’s, and other companies are using during the pandemic and what it means for their employees, quoting Jie (Jasmine) Feng.

Thursday, April 2, 2020
Heavy.

Mashable reports the Department of the Interior was slow to close national parks, and now seven park rangers have tested positive for the coronavirus, quoting Susan Schurman.

Thursday, April 2, 2020
Mashable

The San Francisco Chronicle quotes Michael Merrill of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) in the headline of its story on the record number of Americans filing jobless claims.

Thursday, April 2, 2020
The San Francisco Chronicle

The Conversation publishes an op-ed by Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about Republican states that are moving to block abortions during the pandemic | The Houston Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and many other newspapers republish the op-ed.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
The Conversation

The New York Daily News publishes an op-ed by Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health, arguing that profit-driven healthcare is the reason for the shortage of beds and equipment we are seeing during the pandemic.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
The New York Daily News

Rutgers Today runs a story about the Center for Women and Work report, quoting Debra Lancaster and Yana Rodgers.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Rutgers Today

Social Worker Helper picks up the Center for Women and Work report, quoting Debra Lancaster and Yana Rodgers.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Social Worker Helper

InStyle writes about how the wage gap, gender bias, and caregiving responsibilities put women at a disadvantage, quoting Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
InStyle

Monster writes about the options for employers who need to cut labor costs during the pandemic, quoting Jie (Jasmine) Feng.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Monster

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