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The government shutdown could throw a wrench into the Fed's next meeting

Quartz
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, describes the difficulties of preparing the bureau’s data during the federal shutdown.
The government shutdown could throw a wrench into the Fed's next meeting

Landmark Gallup Study Shows Less Than Half of U.S. Workers Have A Quality Job

Yahoo! Finance
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and research fellow at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, discusses a recent Gallup study about job quality.
Landmark Gallup Study Shows Less Than Half of U.S. Workers Have A Quality Job

Dollar store workers fight to improve jobs, even without a union

Louisiana Illuminator
Kate Bronfenbrenner, ILR director of labor education research, provides expert commentary on the effectiveness of the National Labor Relations Board.
Dollar store workers fight to improve jobs, even without a union

Local businesses recognized during National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Binghamton Homepage.com
“I think all of us find identity in our job, in our work. … We want to make sure that what we’re doing and how we’re spending our time matters,” said Wendy Strobel Gower, executive director of the Yang-Tan Institute, in a keynote speech covered in this article.
Local businesses recognized during National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Bigger unemployment benefit checks help CNYers cover essential costs

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Ian Greer, research professor and director of the Ithaca Co-lab, provides expert analysis on the impact of increased unemployment benefits in New York and on issues with how the unemployment fund is financed.
Bigger unemployment benefit checks help CNYers cover essential costs

Why Amazon drivers can face mass layoffs without the required 60 days’ notice

Yahoo News
Diane Burton, director of ILR’s Institute for Compensation Studies, comments on the ease of finding new employment for independent contractors doing last-mile delivery for firms that have contracts with Amazon.
Why Amazon drivers can face mass layoffs without the required 60 days’ notice

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