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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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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the 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
________________________________________________________________________
NO MESSAGES will be sent until 20 August 2008.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 2 July 2008
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 2 July 2008
Academic Research
International
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 2 July 2008
Academic Research
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- ED/EMP/DOC
- Employment Sector Information and Documentation Center
- Employment Working Papers
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/docu/wpaper/
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Employment and Labour Markets Analysis
- Research Papers
- Economic and Labour Market Papers:
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/publ/researchpap.htm
- Publisher: Wolters Kluwer, Kluwer Law International
- The European Social Dialogue Under Articles 138 and 139 of the EC Treaty
- by Christian Welz
- June 2008, ISBN 9041127445 , ISBN 13: 9789041127440
- Hardcover USD price: $172.00
- http://www.kluwerlaw.com/Catalogue/titleinfo.htm?ProdID=9041127445&name=The-European-Social-Dialogue-Under-Articles-138-and-139-of-the-EC-Treaty
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3574
- 3573
- 3572
- 3571
- 3570
- ED/EMP/DOC
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Codes of conduct and international framework agreements: New forms of governance at company level - Case study: Telefónica [25 June 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef079211.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/9211/en/1/ef079211en.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
- [KOREA] LABOR TRENDS, June 2008 [25 June 2008]
- https://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/06_trend/engtrendboard/view.asp?seq=67&page=1&mode=2&ctop=1&csub=0&lsize=0&syear=0&stype=0&stext =
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- OECD HEALTH DATA 2008 [26 June 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/30/0,3343,en_2649_37407_12968734_1_1_1_37407,00.html
- or
- www.oecd.org/health/healthdata
- List of Tables and Charts (sample)
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/42/9/40902483.xls
- Press Release
- Growth in health spending slows in many OECD countries, according to OECD Health Data 2008
- http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,3343,en_2649_34487_40902299_1_1_1_1,00.html
- World Bank
- World Trade Indicators 2008 [17 June 2008]
- http://www.worldbank.org/wti2008
- World Bank
- China Quarterly Update, June 2008
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/CHINAEXTN/Resources/cqu_june08_en.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- Summary
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/CHINAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:21809859~menuPK:3968048~pagePK:64027988~piPK:64027986~theSitePK:318950,00.html
- and
- SLIDE SHOW of CHARTS to accompany this report
- http://digitalmedia.worldbank.org/slideshow/?slideshow_id=306
- Codes of conduct and international framework agreements: New forms of governance at company level - Case study: Telefónica [25 June 2008]
- BLS: AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY--2007 RESULTS [25 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- BLS: June 2008; Bulletin 2703
- Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2006 [24 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/oes/oes_pub_2006.htm
- BLS: MLR: The Editor's Desk
- June 25, 2008 (The Editor's Desk is updated each business day.)
- Earnings in nine largest occupations, May 2006 [25 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2008/jun/wk4/art03.htm
- BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics
- Summary 08-06/ June 2008
- The Unemployment Rate and Beyond: Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization [30 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils67.pdf
- [full-text,2 pages]
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [27 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Coal Mining Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities in 2006 [27 June 2008]
- by James B. Rice and Jill A. Janocha
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20080623ar01p1.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/sh20080623ar01p1.htm
- Census: COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS 2006 [27 June 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- A CBO Paper
- Recent Trends in the Variability of Individual Earnings and Household Income [30 June 2008]
- http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=9507
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/95xx/doc9507/06-30-Variability.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34524
- International Trade: Rules of Origin
- June 10, 2008
- Vivian C. Jones, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- Michael F. Martin, Analyst in Asian Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34524_20080610.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34439
- Former NFL Players: Disabilities, Benefits, and Related Issues
- April 8, 2008
- L. Elaine Halchin, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34439_20080408.pdf
- [full-text, 145 pages]
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry: Report of the Federal Trade Commission (June 2008)
- http://www.ftc.gov/os/2008/06/080626alcoholreport.pdf
- [full-text, 86 pages]
- Press Release 26 June 2008
- FTC Reports on Alcohol Marketing and Self-Regulation [26 June 2008]
- Study Finds High Levels of Compliance with Voluntary Placement Standard
- http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/alcoholrpt.shtm
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Individual Retirement Accounts: Government Actions Could Encourage More Employers to Offer IRAs to Employees, by Barbara D. Bovbjerg, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, House Committee on Ways and Means. GAO-08-890T, June 26.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-890T
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08890t.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08890thigh.pdf
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2005-06 [26 June 2008]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008339
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008339.pdf
- [full-text, 84 pages]
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health [26 June 2008]
- http://oas.samhsa.gov/underage2k8/toc.htm
- Press Release 26 June 2008
- New Nationwide Report Estimates that 40 Percent of Underage Drinkers Received Free Alcohol from Adults Over 21
- http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/0806250013.aspx
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
- AARP International
- Aging Everywhere [DATABASE]
- http://www.aarpinternational.org/
- [scroll to bottom of page]
- or
- http://www.aarpinternational.org/map/
- The database provides for
- Comparative Data Search
- http://www.aarpinternational.org/map_search/
- Country Profiles
- http://www.aarpinternational.org/map_country/
- Worldwide Resources
- http://www.aarpinternational.org/map_world/map_world_show.htm?doc_id=531132
- AARP Policy & Research
- Reassessing the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Research Report
- David Neumark, Department of Economics, University of California at Irvine
- June 2008
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/agediscrim/2008_09_adea.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/2008_09_adea.pdf
- [full-text, 55 pages]
- In Brief: How Is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act Working? A Look Back and Into the Future
- Research Report
- June 2008
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/agediscrim/inb159_adea.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/inb159_adea.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Research Report
- AARP Policy & Research
- Condition Critical: A Survey of Washington Businesses about the Future of Employee Health Care Benefits
- Research Report
- Jennifer H. Sauer, M.A., AARP Knowledge Management
- June 2008
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/benefits/wa_benefits_07.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/wa_benefits_07.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI Issue Brief #318
- The Impact of PPA on Retirement Savings for 401(k) Participants [27 June 2008]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3948
- or
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_06-20081.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Press Release 27 June 2008
- New Research from EBRI:
- Analysis Shows "Automatic" 401(k) Features Likely to Be Big Help in Generating New Retirement Savings
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_806_27June082.pdf
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI NOTES
- June 2008, Vol. 29, No. 6
- Benefit Cost Comparisons Between State and Local Governments and Private-Sector Employers [17 June 2008]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/EBRI_Notes_06-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Press Release 17 June 2008
- New Research from EBRI:
- Compensation Costs 51 Percent Higher for State-Local Employers Than for Employers in Private Sector, Study Reports [17 June 2008]
- Composition of Two Work Forces Has Major Impact on Pay and Benefits
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_805_17June08.pdf
- European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- ETUC Resolution on nanotechnologies and nanomaterials [26 June 2008]
- http://www.etuc.org/a/5163
- or
- http://www.etuc.org/IMG/pdf_ETUC_resolution_on_nano_-_EN_-_25_June_08.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Press Release 26 June 2008
- ETUC wants precautionary principle applied to nanotechnologies
- http://www.etuc.org/a/5159
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Pulling It Together...by Drew Altman, Ph.D., President and CEO
- Moving Away From Employer Based Coverage: Don't Forget Public Opinion [26 June 2008]
- http://www.kff.org/pullingittogether/062608_altman.cfm
- Milliman's Client Action Bulletin: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- "U.S. Supreme Court's Rulings on Employee Benefits, Employment Practices" [25 June 2008]
- http://www.milliman.com/expertise/employee-benefits/publications/cab/pdfs/CAB06-25-08-Supreme-Court-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Aging Everywhere [DATABASE]
- Congressional-Executive Commission on China
- What Will Drive China's Future Legal Development? Reports from the Field [18 June 2008]
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/hearings/2008/20080618/index.php
- Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
- CECC China Human Rights and Rule of Law Update
- June 2008 Newsletter
- http://cecc.gov/pages/virtualAcad/newsletterListing.phpd?NLdate=20080625&show=ALL
- or
- http://cecc.gov/pages/general/newsletters/CECCnewsletter20080625.pdf
- PRESENT LAW AND ANALYSIS RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENTS
- Scheduled for a Public Hearing Before the SELECT REVENUE MEASURES SUBCOMMITTEE of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS on June 26, 2008
- Prepared by the Staff of the JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION June 24, 2008
- JCX-53-08
- http://www.house.gov/jct/x-53-08.pdf
- [full-text, 56 pages]
- The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- PROVISIONAL TRANSLATION [19 June 2008]
- [JAPAN] Labor Contract Act
- (Act No. 128 of December 5, 2007)
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/documents/llj_law17.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- JILPT REPORT No. 6
- 2008
- ¯ 2008 JILPT Comparative Labor Law Seminar ¯
- New Developments in Employment Discrimination Law [6 June 2008]
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JILPTRNo6.pdf
- National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- NCSL 50-State Legislative Tracking Web Resources
- Updated June 2008
- http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/lrl/50statetracking.htm
- What Will Drive China's Future Legal Development? Reports from the Field [18 June 2008]
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FIRST QUARTER 2008 (FINAL) [26 June 2008]
- CORPORATE PROFITS: FIRST QUARTER 2008
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/gdp108f.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp108f.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/xls/gdp108f.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2008/pdf/gdp108f_fax.pdf
- BLS: Number of Jobs Held, Labor Market Activity, and Earnings Growth Among the Youngest Baby Boomers: Results From a Longitudinal Survey Summary [27 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/nlsoy.toc.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/nlsoy.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nlsoy.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: Fatal Workplace Injuries in 2004: A collection of Data and Analysis [16 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/cfoibulletin2004.htm
- CORPORATE PROFITS: FIRST QUARTER 2008
- Census
- Population Characteristics
- P20-557
- Issued June 2008
- Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006 [1 July 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p20-557.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- THE GOOD TEMP
- Vicki Smith; Esther B. Neuwirth
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4836
- $29.95s cloth
- 2008, 248 pages, 6 x 9, 3 tables, 2 charts/graphs
- ISBN: 978-0-8014-4580-4
- Population Characteristics
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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