SMLR Experts In the News

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the historical antecedents of the strike that has halted garbage collection in the city, quoting Francis Ryan.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports thousands of city workers represented by AFSCME District Council 33 are on strike, demanding higher wages. Francis Ryan is quoted.

WHYY talks to Hana Shepherd, a senior researcher in the Workplace Justice Lab@RU, about her new report on heat exposure in the service sector.

Mother Jones interviews Yana Rodgers about the economic impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Power at Work publishes an article by Danielle Phillips-Cunningham about the trailblazing Black labor leader who founded the National Association of Wage Earners.

Rutgers Today writes about a new report co-authored by Hana Shepherd, a senior researcher in the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.

The Philadelphia Inquirer covers a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report on the shrinking number of federal wage and hour investigators, quoting Jake Barnes and Janice Fine.

The Star-Ledger publishes an op-ed by Lindsay Dhanani calling on New Jersey to enact stronger disparate impact protections for marginalized workers.

Business Insider reports Amazon is freezing its retail hiring budget and changing how it manages labor costs, quoting David Kryscynski.

The American Prospect mentions a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report, which finds that USDOL staff reductions, coupled with mass deportations, could worsen wage theft.