Tuesday, May 25, 2010
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 26 May 2010
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, 26 May 2010
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4956 High Performance Work Practices and Employee Voice: A Comparison of Japanese and Korean Workers
4955 Gender, Competition and the Efficiency of Policy Interventions
4954 Mother or Motherland: Can a Government Have an Impact on Educational Attainment of the Population? Preliminary Evidence from India
4953 Choices Which Change Life Satisfaction: Revising SWB Theory to Account for Change
4952 Identification of the Covariance Structure of Earnings Using the GMM Estimator
4951 Quotas and Quality: The Effect of H-1B Visa Restrictions on the Pool of Prospective Undergraduate Students from Abroad
4950 The Effects of Lottery Prizes on Winners and their Neighbors: Evidence from the Dutch Postcode Lottery
4949 The Minimum Wage in a Deflationary Economy: The Japanese Experience, 1994-2003
4948 The Economic Crisis, Public Sector Pay, and the Income Distribution
4947 Does Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Vary Across Minority Groups? Evidence from a Field Experiment
4946 Under Pressure? The Effect of Peers on Outcomes of Young Adults
4945 Personality and Marital Surplus
4944 On the Importance of Household Production in Collective Models: Evidence from U.S. Data
4943 North-South Trade-Related Technology Diffusion: Virtuous Growth Cycles in Latin America
DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/recent_additions.html
Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European network of cities for local integration policies for migrants (CLIP)
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/populationandsociety/clip.htm
Intercultural policies and intergroup relations CASE STUDIES
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/populationandsociety/clipinterculturalcases.htm
Intercultural policies and intergroup relations - Case study: Kirklees, United Kingdom [21 May 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef10384.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/384/en/1/EF10384EN.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
Intercultural policies and intergroup relations - Case study: Zagreb, Croatia [20 May 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef10387.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/387/en/1/EF10387EN.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
Intercultural policies and intergroup relations - Case study: Dublin, Ireland [19 May 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef10382.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/382/en/1/EF10382EN.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
Intercultural policies and intergroup relations - Case study: Frankfurt am Main, Germany [19 May 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef10383.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/383/en/1/EF10383EN.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European network of cities for local integration policies for migrants (CLIP)
Intercultural policies in European cities: Good practice guide - Résumé [21 May 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef1033.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2010/33/en/1/EF1033EN.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
See also
EUROPEAN URBAN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK (EUNK)
E-LIBRARY [on URBAN POLICIES, RESEARCH...]--DATABASE
http://www.eukn.org/eukn/themes/index.html
Share your knowledge!
http://www.eukn.org/eukn/shareyourknowledge/index.html
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Subjective wellbeing in Europe: European Quality of Life Surveys [19 May 2010]
by Eurofound
Dr. Jorma Karppinen Karppinen, Director, Eurofound
19.5.2010
Brussels, Gallup Conference
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/events/wellbeing0510/presentationjka.pdf
[full-text, 27 pages in ppt format]
Presented as part of--
European Wellbeing Summit 2010
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/events/2010/wellbeing0510/index.htm
European Wellbeing Summit 2010, 19-20 May 2010, Brussels, Belgium
'Measuring the emotional economy in the 21st century'
World Bank
WORLD BANK OPEN DATA
DATA CATALOG
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog
The Data Catalog provides download access to over 2,000 indicators from World Bank data sources.
The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to World Bank data. The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank data sources. This listing will continue to be updated as additional data resources are added. These resources include databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. Each of the listings includes a description of the data source and a direct link to that source. Where possible, the databases are linked directly to a selection screen to allow users to select the countries, indicators, and years they would like to search. Those search results can be exported in different formats. Users can also choose to download the entire database directly from the catalog.
INDICATORS
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator
331 indicators from the World Development Indicators (WDI) covering 209 countries from 1960 to 2008 translated into Spanish, French and Arabic.
TOPICS
http://data.worldbank.org/topic
COUNTRIES
http://data.worldbank.org/country
Federal
BLS: Focus on Prices and Spending | Consumer Expenditures | Volume 1, Number 4
CONSUMER EXPENDITURES: 2008
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume1_number4/cex_1_4.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume1_number4/cex_1_4.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
BLS: Focus on Prices and Spending | Consumer Prices | Volume 1, Number 3 [19 May 2010]
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: First Quarter 2010
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume1_number3/cpi_1_3.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume1_number3/cpi_1_3.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
BLS: Focus on Prices and Spending | Producer Price Indexes | Volume 1, Number 2 [18 May 2010]
PRODUCER PRICE INDEX: First Quarter 2010
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume1_number2/ppi_1_2.htm
Census
Information and Communication Technology Survey 2008 [20 May 2010]
http://www.census.gov/econ/ict/xls/2008/Full%20Report.htm
Includes numerous FIGURES & TABLES....
Press Release 20 May 2010
Census Bureau Reports 11 Percent Increase in U.S. Business Spending on Information and Communication Technology in 2008
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/economic_surveys/cb10-71.html
Congressional Budget Office (CBo)
A CBO Study
The Budgetary Impact and Subsidy Costs of the Federal Reserve’s Actions During the Financial Crisis [24 May 2010]
May 2010
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/115xx/doc11524/05-24-FederalReserve.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: An Overview of Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data [OVERVIEW REPORT]
James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
April 15, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RS21883/2010-04-15/download/1013/
[full-text, 9 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data [MAIN REPORT]
James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
April 15, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL32461/2010-04-15/download/1013/
[full-text, 47 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Immigration: The Effects on Low-Skilled and High-Skilled Native-Born Workers
Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics
April 13, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/95-408/2010-04-13/download/1013/
[full-text, 17 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Causes of the Financial Crisis
Mark Jickling, Specialist in Financial Economics
April 9, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R40173/2010-04-09/download/1013/
[full-text, 10 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2007-08 (Fiscal Year 2008) [19 May 2010]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010326
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010326.pdf
[full-text, 32 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment Reading 2009 [20 May 2010
]http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/dst2009/2010459.asp
or
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/dst2009/2010459.pdf
[full-text, 99 pages]
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment Reading 2009 [20 May 2010]
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/dst2009/2010461.asp
Occupations Safety & Health Administraton (OSHA)
KEEPING WORKERS SAFE DURING OIL SPILL RESPONSE & CLEANUP OPERATIONS
http://www.osha.gov/oilspills/index.html
U.S. Department of the Treasury
FinancialStability.gov
http://www.financialstability.gov/index.html
Among the numerous press releases and other information are the following:
REPORTS & DOCUMENTS
http://www.financialstability.gov/latest/reportsanddocs.html
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Conference Board
Press Release 17 May 2010
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for China Increases Sharply in March
http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/economics/bci/ChnMay10.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
See also
http://www.conference-board.org/economics/bci/pressRelease_output.cfm?cid=11
Hay Group
Presentation of
2010 Most Admired Companies rankings: methodology and results
"Hitting the ground running: What the World’s Most Admired Companies do to (re)engage their employees"
https://www.haygroup.com/utility/download.aspx?FileID=7394&CountryID=9&sFolder=ww
[full-text, 33 pages in ppt format]
Press Release 18 May 2010
2010 FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies
https://www.haygroup.com/ww/downloads/Details.aspx?ID=26942
Towers Watson
Journey well, arrive better: Redefining DC investment [20 May 2010]
http://www.towerswatson.com/united-kingdom/research/1867
or
http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/1867/TW-EU-2010-15140.pdf
[full-text, 68 pages]
Press Release 20 May 2010
Defined Contribution Enters a New Era
http://www.towerswatson.com/press/1899
TRADE UNION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TUAC) to the OECD
Road to recovery: innovation, jobs & clean growth [19 May 2010]
TUAC Statement to the OECD Ministerial Council and OECD Forum 2010 - Paris, 26-28 May 2010
http://www.tuac.org/en/public/e-docs/00/00/06/E3/document_doc.phtml
or
http://www.tuac.org/en/public/e-docs/00/00/06/E3/telecharger.phtml?cle_doc_attach=2289
[full-text, 13 pages]
Press Release 19 May 2010
Trade Unions’ Message to OECD Ministers: Beat the Jobs Crisis First!
http://www.tuac.org/en/public/e-docs/00/00/06/FB/document_news.phtml
Law
See-
28368 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 97 / Thursday, May 20, 2010 / Rules and Regulations
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Labor-Management Standards
29 CFR Part 471
RIN 1215–AB70; RIN 1245–AA00
Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws
AGENCY: Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Final rule.
[full-text, 36 pages]
&
Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
EXECUTIVE ORDER 13496: NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER FEDERAL LABOR LAWS [20 May 2010]
http://www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/EO13496.htm
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The Child Care and Development Block Grant: Background and Funding
Karen E. Lynch, Analyst in Social Policy
January 28, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL30785/2010-01-28/download/1013/
[full-text, 25 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Trade in Services: The Doha Development Agenda Negotiations and U.S. Goals
William H. Cooper, Specialist in International Trade and Finance
April 7, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/RL33085/2010-04-07/download/1013/
[full-text, 21 pages]
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Key Issues in Derivatives Reform
Rena S. Miller, Analyst in Financial Economics
April 8, 2010
http://opencrs.com/document/R40965/2010-04-08/download/1013/
[full-text, 21 pages]
Statistical Reports
BEA: Advance GDP by Industry Statistics for 2009 and Revised Statistics for 1998-2008 [25 May 2010]
2009 Decline Widespread Across Industries
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2010/gdpind09.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2010/pdf/gdpind09.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
or
Charts & Tables
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2010/xls/gdpind09.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2010/pdf/gdpind09_fax.pdf
BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- APRIL 2010 [21 May 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
BLS: MASS LAYOFFS -- APRIL 2010 [21 May 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: THIRD QUARTER 2009 [20 May 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/cewbd.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
ILR School at Cornell University
Labor and Employment Law Program
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor, 212-340-2866
Making Work Pay: Protecting Freelancers from Unpaid Wages
June 10, New York City
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/law/events/061010_MakingWorkPay.html
Join us on Thursday, June 10, 2010, for a breakfast forum from 8:30-11:00am
SPECIAL NOTE from the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)
This spring IWS hosted three Workplace Colloquium Series events which you may find of interest. Below are links to the presentations for viewing, Please feel free to make use of them.
Quick URL:
Feb 11, 2010 with Gary Bettman and Rob Manfred:
Human Resource Practices and Industrial Relations in Professional Sports
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/colloquium21110.html
Mar 18, 2010 with Jefferson Cowie and Nick Salvatore:
The Constraints of History: Obama, the New Deal, and American History
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/colloquium31810.html
Apr 15, 2010 with Mary Gallagher and Sarosh Kuruvilla:
The Transformation of Labor Relations in China
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/colloquium41510.html
NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
ICTR/INFO-9-2-638.EN
Arusha, 25 May 2010
Closing Arguments Submitted in Kanyarukiga Trial
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2010/638.htm
THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/
10 Must-Read Social Media & Leadership Stories From May 17-21
By Samuel B. Bacharach on 05/21/10
The Maverick Mistake
By Bobak Moazami on 05/20/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/the-maverick-mistake/
Are Viral Videos Worth It?
By wbriggs on 05/19/10
http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-technology/are-viral-videos-worth-it/
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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
Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 May 2010
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, 19 May 2010
Academic Research
IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4942 Does International Outsourcing Really Lower Workers' Income?
4941 Lab Labor: What Can Labor Economists Learn from the Lab?
DigitalCommons@ILR--Most Recent Additions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/recent_additions.html
Home Page at - http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asia Capital Markets Monitor [18 May 2010]
MAY 2010
http://asianbondsonline.adb.org/events/2010/asia_capital_markets_monitor/acmm_2010.pdf
[full-text, 86 pages--may download slowly]
Press Release 18 May 2010
Emerging Asia Should Be Ready to Act on Potentially Destabilizing Capital Inflows - ADB Report
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2010/13240-asian-capital-inflows/default.asp
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Trade union strategies to recruit new groups of workers May 2010 [17 May 2010]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0901028s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0901028s/tn0901028s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0901028s/tn0901028s.pdf
[full-text, 51 pages]
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
National Statistical Organisation
Central Statistics Office
Value Addition & Employment Generation in the ICT Sector in India [11 May 2010]
http://mospi.nic.in/val_add_ICT_sec_11may10.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
SHIMLA/CHANDIGARH
2010
RURAL LABOUR ENQUIRY
(61st 2004–05 Round of N.S.S.)
REPORT ON WAGES & EARNINGS OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS
http://labourbureau.nic.in/RLE_2004_05WE_REP_FIN.pdf
[full-text, 218 pages]
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
JAPAN LABOR REVIEW [12 May 2010]
Volume 7, Number 2, Spring 2010
Special Edition: Current Employment Situation of Persons with Disabilities and Employment Support
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm
or
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR/documents/2010/JLR26_all.pdf
[full-text, 121 pages]
World Bank
Do Our Children Have A Chance?
The 2010 Human Opportunity Report for Latin America and the Caribbean [13 May 2010]
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLAC/Resources/Livro_2010-Imprensa.pdf
[full-text, 176 pages]
Summary
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTLAC/Resources/BookletEng.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release 13 May 2010
Latin America Makes Progress, Gap with Rich Countries Remains
According to the WB 2010 Human Opportunity Index (HOI)
Federal
BLS: FOCUS ON PRICES AND SPENDING
IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICES: FIRST QUARTER 2010 [13 May 2010]
Volume 1, Number 1
http://www.bls.gov/opub/focus/volume1_number1/ipp_1_1.htm
Census
Minority Links [Updated May 2010]
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/minority_links/minority_links.html
Census
Current Populations Reports
Population Characteristics
P20-562
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008 [12 May 2010]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/p20-562.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Department of Defense
Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council
NET GENERATION: PREPARING FOR CHANGE IN THE FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE [13 May 2010]
http://www.cio.gov/Documents/NetGen.pdf
[full-text, 128 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/729/
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Financial Services Industry: Overall Trends in Management-Level Diversity and Diversity Initiatives, 1993-2008, by Orice Williams Brown, director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, before a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, House Committee on Financial Services. GAO-10-736T, May 12.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-736T
[full-text, 18 pages]
and
Highlights -
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10736thigh.pdf
Library of Congress (LOC)
Career Assistance across the States!
http://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2010/05/career-assistance-across-the-states/
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Presidential Memorandum -- Improving the Federal Recruitment and Hiring Process
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Improving the Federal Recruitment and Hiring Process
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memorandum-improving-federal-recruitment-and-hiring-process
Agency Guidance
MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
From: John Berry, Director
Subject: Comprehensive Recruitment and Hiring Reform, Implementation of the President’s Memorandum of May 11, 2010
http://www.chcoc.gov/transmittals/TransmittalDetails.aspx?TransmittalID=2958
Press Release 11 May 2010
OPM & OMB Announce Unprecedented Hiring Reforms
Measures Cut Previous Red Tape Clogging the Federal Hiring System; Allow Government to Leverage Technology and Private Sector Best Practices
http://www.opm.gov/news/opm-omb-announce-unprecedented-hiring-reforms,1562.aspx
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Office of Advocacy
QUARTERLY INDICATORS
FIRST QUARTER 2010: THE ECONOMY AND SMALL BUSINESS [13 May 2010]
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/sbqei1001.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
Institutes/Associations/Commercial
Enterprise for Health (EfH)-- Enterprise for Health (EfH) was set up in 2000 to promote the exchange of information and experience among committed enterprises and to publicise examples of the success of a corporate culture based on partnership. Enterprises which feel particularly committed to the health and well-being of their employees will find the right forum here.
EfH was established jointly by the Bertelsmann Stiftung (Foundation) and the Federal Association of Company Health Insurance Funds (Bundesverband der Betriebskrankenkassen GbR) in Germany.
Healthy Enterprises in a Healthy Europe
http://www.enterprise-for-health.org/index.php?id=126
Tax Foundation
INCOME TAX: Tax Data, Charts, & Maps
http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/topic/83.html
Law
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
H-1B ADVISOR unveiled in ELAWS by DOL [13 May 2010]
http://www.dol.gov/elaws/h1b.htm
[Click on 'CONTINUE' button in lower left corner to find essential information]
Press Release 13 May 2010
US Labor Department unveils new tool to help employees and small businesses understand foreign worker certification
Online advisor clarifies rights and responsibilities under H-1B visa program
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/asp/oasp20100563.htm
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Comparison of State Unemployment Laws
http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/comparison2010.asp
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
[Unemployment Insurance]
State Law Information (Comparison Charts) [last updated 6 April 2010]
http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/statelaws.asp
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
UNEMPLOYMENT LEGISLATION DATABASE
http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=20237
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BILL TRACKING DATABASE
http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=19205
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Background Materials on New Process Steel
http://www.nlrb.gov/about_us/news_room/backgrounders/nps_bkgd.aspx
New York State Senate
S.1823-B: Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S1823B
Senate Passes Landmark Legislation to Halt Bullying and Abuse in the Workplace
Posted by Thomas P. Morahan on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Statistical Reports
BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX—APRIL 2010 [19 May 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
BLS: REAL EARNINGS APRIL 2010 [19 May 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES - APRIL 2010 [18 May 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
BLS: OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES -- MAY 2009 [14 May 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ocwage.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - APRIL 2010 [13 May 2010]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts
Please note the following conference and consider attending:
47th Annual CIRA Conference/ International CRIMT Conference
June 16-18 2010
Université Laval, Québec City, Canada
Employee Representation in the New World of Work: The Dynamics of Rights, Voice, Performance and Power:
www.crimt.org/cira-crimt2010.html
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
FedsGetFit
Virtual Cookbook [online 13 May 2010]
http://www.fedsgetfit.gov/RecipeChallenge/Recipes.aspx
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