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Equity at Work
Explainer: Landmark NYC AI Law
ILR Professor John Hausknecht discusses a new law aimed at reducing hiring discrimination.
Ask Help Desk: If I take a remote job, can I be forced into an office?
The Washington Post
Patricia Campos-Medina, senior extension associate at the ILR Worker Institute, says, “If you don’t accommodate your workers, you’ll lose them,” and “to attract more talent, more employers have to be more flexible.”
Elon Musk praises Chinese workers for ‘burning the 3am oil’ – here’s what that really looks like
The Guardian
Eli Friedman, associate professor in the ILR School, says, “Excessive overtime is kind of a built-in feature of the whole model of industrial development in China. Very long hours and compulsory overtime, while not legal, are also completely the norm.”
Unions’ Month of Wins Obscures Challenge of Gaining New Member
Bloomberg Law
Gig workers or part-time warehouse employees are less likely to participate in organizing efforts. According to Ileen DeVault, professor of labor history, unions need to figure out how to organize those workers.
Recommendations to improve employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities were provided to lawmakers by Yang-Tan Institute Co-Executive director Andrew Karhan.
A New Benefit Raises an Old Question: Which Mothers Should Work?
The New York Times
Louis Hyman, professor of industrial and labor relations, is noted to have said that throughout history, Black women were often viewed more as laborers than mothers.
The challenges and benefits of remote work for employees of color
Fast Company
In this episode of ‘Hit the Ground Running,’ hosts Christina Royster and Yasmin Gagne speak with Dr. Courtney McCluney, assistant professor of Organizational Behavior, about how remote work has affected people of color.
