SMLR Experts In the News

The Star-Ledger reports more than 10,000 NJ Transit employees worked overtime in 2024. Will Brucher says hiring more full-time workers would reduce OT costs.

Forbes runs a column about the impact of ESOPs, noting that the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing will co-host a conference this week.

NJ Spotlight News interviews Debra Lancaster and Becky Logue-Conroy of the Center for Women and Work about their report on childcare subsidies in New Jersey.

FRANCE 24 asks Mark Anner how President Trump’s tariffs could harm low-wage textile workers in Bangladesh and other countries. (En français | En español)

CBS 13 reports the Maine Department of Labor is recovering just a fraction of the money owed to wage theft victims, quoting Jenn Round of the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.

The Guardian examines how President Trump and Elon Musk’s actions could influence private sector employers, quoting Eric Blanc.

The Star-Ledger publishes an op-ed urging New Jersey to expand job protections for workers using paid family leave. Research by the Center for Women and Work is cited.

WNYC Radio interviews Debra Lancaster and Becky Logue-Conroy of the Center for Women and Work about the impact of expanding access to childcare subsidies.

LAist reports the Los Angeles City Council has taken a step toward expanding rights for fast food workers. The story cites a report by the Workplace Justice Lab@RU.

KQED Radio reports thousands of workers walked off the job at many of the University of California’s campuses, hospitals, and labs, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan.