BNA Workplace Immigration Report
BNA’s Workplace Immigration Report is now available from any ILR building. Access is provided by the Catherwood Library from the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. and is limited to subscribers.
Workplace Immigration Report provides original reporting on workplace immigration news developments, federal and state legislation and regulations, and immigration enforcement actions in various industries. It also [...]
DigitalCommons@ILR to exceed 10,000 uploaded documents
Originally posted in the ILR News Center, November 6, 2009:
10,000 Uploads, 2 Million Downloads
DigitalCommons@ILR a repository for workplace information
Labor trends in Cambodia. On-the-job health hazards for beauticians. The collective bargaining agreement of Watervliet firefighters. Testimony from the Glass Ceiling Commission.
The electronic documents housed within DigitalCommons@ILR cover an immense range of workplace topics. The repository, part [...]
The Office (Season 5) is here! – DVD
The Office (Season 5) is now available on DVD from the Catherwood Library. Ask for it by call# (PN1992.77 .O34 2009) at the Circulation Desk to check it out.
And, yes, Season 5 also has its very own Wikipedia page, but don’t look at it, if you want to be surprised.
Annual Review of Economics (new!)
The non-profit publisher Annual Reviews, which may be more well-known for its review articles of scientific primary research, has released 3 new titles as part of an Economics collection: Annual Review of Economics; Annual Review of Resource Economics; and the forthcoming Annual Review of Financial Economics.
The current issue of Annual Review of Economics includes ILR-relevant [...]
Why didn’t you get the offer? Could be Facebook
A recent survey by CareerBuilder found that 45% of hiring managers had checked the profiles of candidates on one or more social networking sites during the hiring process. Of those that had, 35% reported using the information they found as a reason NOT to hire a candidate. Of those, the reasons most often cited for [...]
Bloomberg Law Reports
For recent developments in a number of law topics, visit the Bloomberg Law Reports. Each report is updated regularly and collects the most recent news for that area of law. The description of the service from Bloomberg:
Bloomberg Law Reports by Bloomberg Law® are comprehensive legal analyses which examine recent developments across a wide array of [...]
Directory of U. S. Labor Organizations, 2009 Edition
BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, has issued the Directory of U.S. Labor Organizations, 2009 Edition. Find it in the Catherwood Library.
[from publisher site] “Published annually, the Directory is a favored tool for reference and research, allowing for quick access to information on and analysis of:
membership and earnings [...]
H-2 worker (DVD)
H-2 Worker, a film directed by Stephanie Black, “reveals the systematic exploitation of Caribbean laborers by the Florida sugar industry from World War II through the 1990s. Each year more than 10,000 foreign workers were granted temporary guest worker (’H-2′) visas to spend six brutal months cutting sugar cane near Lake Okeechobee.”
“Originally released in 1990, [...]
Child Labor Reports in DigitalCommons@ILR
Three new U.S. Department of Labor reports on child labor have recently been made available through DigitalCommons@ILR.
The Department of Labor’s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
The Department of Labor’s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor: Bibliography of Each Product Listed in the Initial Determination by Country of [...]
Federal Minimum Wage Rate $7.25 as of July 24th, 2009
OK, so this is old news by now, but here a few resources related to the minimum wage:
GOVERNMENT site: Minimum Wage Overview from the Department of Labor, including a history and guide to state laws.
BOOK: Minimum Wages by David Neumark and William L. Wascher
LEGAL GUIDE: Minimum Wage from the Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII)
Of course, [...]
