DEI In the News: SMLR’s Faculty and Staff Share their Research and Expertise

Nonprofit Quarterly cites research by Tamara Lee, who is studying how Amazon uses police and private security at its distribution centers. 

The Star-Ledger publishes an op-ed by Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about how to reverse income inequality in New Jersey.

The Associated Press interviews Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) about the origins of Labor Day, the recent surge in union activity, and the “historical rhyming” between then and now.

The Record interviews Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about the new minor that they helped to create.

Rutgers Today announces the new minor in disability studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, quoting Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research.

USA Today Network New Jersey publishes an op-ed noting that the Center for Women and Work co-hosted an event focused on working families.

HuffPost talks to Douglas Kruse of the Program for Disability Research about why it’s “pretty rude” when people without disabilities use an accessible bathroom stall.

The Dallas Morning News publishes an editorial about wage theft in Texas, citing a study by the workplace justice lab@RU and the Workers Defense Project.

KQED Radio interviews Jenn Round of the workplace justice lab@RU about a California county’s unique approach to fighting wage theft.

MarketWatch examines what happened to employers who stepped up after the fall of Roe v. Wade, quoting Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work.