Wednesday, January 09, 2008

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 9 January 2008

IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 9 January 2008


Academic Research

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Staff Reports, December 2007,  Number 311
Firms and Flexibility
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr311.html
or
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr311.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Staff Reports, August 2007, Number 298
Job-Finding and Separation Rates in the OECD
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr298.html
or
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports/sr298.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]


Parental Leave Policies and Parents' Employment and Leave-Taking
http://www.nber.org/papers/w13697.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]   
Wen-Jui Han, Christopher Ruhm, Jane Waldfogel
NBER Working Paper No. 13697
Issued in December 2007
---- Abstract -----
http://www.nber.org/papers/w13697


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
LIFE SUPPORT: Three Nurses on the Front Lines
Suzanne Gordon; Claire Fagin, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. (Foreword)
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4802


MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS
On the Global Waterfront: The Fight to Free the Charleston 5
by Suzan Erem and E. Paul Durrenberger
http://www.monthlyreview.org/globalwaterfront.htm


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Condtions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
ERM Report 2007 - Restructuring and employment in the EU: The impact of globalisation [20 December 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0768.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/68/en/1/ef0768en.pdf
[full-text, 117 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Foundation Focus - Issue 4: Family matters
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07113.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/113/en/1/ef07113en.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


ILO Bureau of Statistics, in collaboration with the Skills and Employability Department
The employment situation of people with disabilities: Towards improved statistical information [2007]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/statsguide.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]

Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
Japanese Working Life Profile 2007/2008--Labor Statistics [21 December 2007]
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/jwl.htm
or
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/documents/workinglifeprofile07_08.pdf
[full-text, 93 pages]


Federal

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Notice of Series Changes with the Forthcoming Update to 2007 North American Industry Classification and Annual Benchmark Release on February 1, 2008 [4 January 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesnaics07.htm


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34297
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Employment: National and State Trends and Issues
December 27, 2007
Stephen Cooney, Specialist in Industrial Organization and Business, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34297_20071227.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL33702
Health Insurance Basics: Roles for the Market and Government in Providing, Financing, and Regulating Private Insurance Coverage (available publicly January 2008)
Updated September 18, 2007
Jennifer Jenson, Specialist in Health Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
Bernadette Fernandez, Analyst in Health Care Financing, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33702_20070918.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL32545
Health Care Spending: Context and Policy (available publicly January 2008)
Updated October 2, 2007
Jennifer Jenson, Specialist in Health Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32545_20071002.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS21897
Updated January 3, 2008
The Effect of State-Legalized Same-Sex Marriage on Social Security Benefits and Pensions
Laura Haltzel and Patrick Purcell, Specialists in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS21897_20080103.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34287
Offender Reentry: Correctional Statistics, Reintegration into the Community, and Recidivism
December 17, 2007
Blas Nuñez-Neto, Analyst in Domestic Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34287_20071217.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]

National Science Foundation (NSF)
First-Time, Full-Time Graduate Student Enrollment in Science and Engineering Increases in 2006, Especially Among Foreign Students [3 January 2007]
NSF 08-302 | December 2007 |
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08302/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08302/nsf08302.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
2007 Annual Survey of VIOLATIONS OF TRADE UNION RIGHTS
http://survey07.ituc-csi.org/getcontinent.php?IDContinent=0&IDLang=EN
Press Releases -- General and by Region
http://survey07.ituc-csi.org/pressrel.php?IDLang=EN
Videos and Photos
http://survey07.ituc-csi.org/videos.php?IDLang=EN
For the 2006 Report, see-
http://www.icftu.org/survey2006.asp?language=EN


Mercer
Survey on Executive pay in European financial services companies [7 January 2008]
http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1291805


Work Foundation (UK)
A Research Report for The Work Foundation's Knowledge Economy Programme
Public Service Innovation [December 2007]
Rohit Lekhi, Research Republic LLP
http://workfoundation.org/products/publications/azpublications/publicserviceinnovation.aspx
or
http://workfoundation.org/Assets/PDFs/PSI2.pdf
[full-text, 112 pages]


Law

Federal Register: December 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 246)
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
29 CFR Parts 1625 and 1627
RIN 3046-AA72
Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Retiree Health Benefits
AGENCY: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
ACTION: Final rule.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-24867.htm
or
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-24867.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
Questions & Answers about the EEOC's Retiree Health Rule
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/qanda_retireehealthrule.html
Press Release
EEOC MOVES TO PROTECT RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS [26 December 2007]
Implementation of Final Rule Ensures Age Bias Law is No Barrier to Employer Insurance
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/12-26-07.html


EEOC
LOCKHEED MARTIN TO PAY $2.5 MILLION TO SETTLE RACIAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT [2 January 2008]
EEOC Says African American Electrician Subjected to 'N-Word' and Threats of Lynching at Worksites Across the Country
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/1-2-08.html


Significant EEOC Race/Color Cases
(Covering Private and Federal Sectors) [3 December 2007]
http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/e-race/caselist.html


EEOC Fact Sheet on -
Employment Tests and Selection Procedures
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/factemployment_procedures.html


ILO--Social Dialogue, Labour Law, and Labour Administration
Termination of Employment Legislation Digest
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/index.htm


Profiles of National Legislation covering Termination of Employment
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/countries/index.htm


Comparative Tables
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/tables.htm


Statistical Reports

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  DECEMBER 2007 [4 January 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


OECD
Annual inflation in the OECD area surges to 3.3% in November 2007 [8 January 2007]
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/47/39859738.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL31146
Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation
Updated December 10, 2007
Chad C. Haddal, Analyst in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL31146_20071210.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]

FBI
Preliminary SemiAnnual
UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS [January - June 2007] (released 7 January 2008)
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/prelim2007/index.html


Please forward the following to persons who may be interested--
The International Institute for Labour Studies, a research center affiliated
with the International Labour Organization in Geneva (Switzerland), is
advertising four research positions at different levels.  The relevant information
can be found at the URLs below. Deadlines for applications are Jan. 14.
Senior Economist - Quantitative Analysis of Social Impacts of Globalisation (2 posts)
https://erecruit.ilo.org/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=2000&jobinfo_uid_c=18539&vaclng=en
Economist
https://erecruit.ilo.org/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=2000&jobinfo_uid_c=18540&vaclng=en
Development Economist
https://erecruit.ilo.org/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=2000&jobinfo_uid_c=18541&vaclng=en

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Institute for Workplace Studies 
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