SMLR Experts In the News

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.

The Record covers a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report on the shrinking number of labor investigators and the growing risk of wage theft, quoting Jake Barnes and Janice Fine.

Truthout publishes an interview with Eric Blanc about the Trump administration’s sweeping impact on both public and private sector workers.

HuffPost writes about a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report, which finds that staffing in the U.S. Wage and Hour Division just hit a 52-year low.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the lack of quorum at the National Labor Relations Board could slow the unionization effort at Whole Foods, quoting James M. Cooney.

The Record interviews Christopher To about New Jersey’s pay transparency law taking effect. Most employers are now required to list salary information in job postings.

Sourcing Journal reports many fashion brands are canceling orders, delaying payments, and taking other actions that harm garment workers, quoting Mark Anner.

Bloomberg Law writes about a Workplace Justice Lab@RU report on the declining number of labor investigators. Jake Barnes says it could worsen America’s $13 billion wage theft problem.

USA TODAY reports on alleged corruption in the National Treasury Employees Union. Susan Schurman says, “I don’t think that’s special about unions.”