SMLR Experts In the News

The Asbury Park Press reports the pandemic is disproportionately affecting black and Latino New Jerseyans, quoting Christopher Hayes.

Employee Benefit News publishes an op-ed by Joseph Blasi and Douglas Kruse of the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, exploring how equity compensation and a supportive culture can help firms recruit and retain top talent.

Financial Times (UK) reports a growing number of low-wage staff in nursing homes are contracting COVID-19, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health.

The Conversation publishes an op-ed by Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research about a possible silver lining for people with disabilities if telecommuting becomes more common after the pandemic. | The Houston Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Yahoo News, and many other newspapers and news sites republish the op-ed.

NBC News reports on the strike planned for International Workers’ Day, quoting Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization.

Yahoo Finance reports many Amazon, FedEx, Instacart, Shipt, Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods workers called in sick or walked off the job, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.

The Star-Ledger covers a report by the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization and New Jersey Policy Perspective, quoting co-author Janice Fine.

NPR interviews Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization, who says the COVID-19 pandemic “is like an X-ray” on inequality in the labor market.

Sinclair Broadcast Group reports the treasury secretary is taking a closer look at the Paycheck Protection Program, quoting Michael Merrill of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Insider NJ publishes a summary of a report co-authored by Janice Fine of the Center for Innovation in Worker Organization and Todd Vachon.