Business Insider, May 23, 2013, Thursday

Business Insider

May 23, 2013, Thursday

Business Insider (full article)

Why Pretty Much Everyone Thinks They're Underpaid

Kevin Hallock, director of the Institute for Compensation Studies, professor of economics at Cornell University and author of a recent book titled, Pay: Why People Earn What They Earn and What You Can Do Now to Make More, notes that "many large companies have administrative pay functions that are very formalized. They include clear compensation grids, matching to external data, use of surveys and so forth. Even for jobs that aren't common in a company's particular market, there are ways to slot them in and figure out what the market might pay someone [who has skills important to the organization]. So there is actually quite a bit of science in this."

Forbes, May 21, 2013, Tuesday

Forbes

May 21, 2013, Tuesday

Forbes (full article)

Should Disability Be Disclosed On The Job?

Will people with hidden disabilities in the workplace disclose? In a study done out of Cornell University’s  School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 2011, nearly 75% of respondents indicated that the risk of being fired/not hired would influence a decision not to disclose a disability.

Arizona Daily Star, May 17, 2013, Friday

Arizona Daily Star

May 17, 2013, Friday

Arizona Daily Star (full article)

Rethinking the virtues of owning your home

Enormous inequality in the distribution of wealth preceded the unraveling of the housing crisis in the Great Depression, as well as the recent recession, said Cornell University professor Louis Hyman. The richest 1 percent's share of overall income hit 24 percent in 1928 and again in 2007, he said.

Reuters, May 16, 2013, Thursday

Reuters

May 16, 2013, Thursday

Reuters (full article)

NLRB pursuing settlements, despite Noel Canning decision

Despite mounting court challenges, the National Labor Relations Board is continuing to function, particularly in the area of case settlements, two regional NLRB directors said on Wednesday.

"The impact of Noel Canning is not paralyzing. We are continuing to process cases," NLRB regional director Karen Fernbach said at a conference in New York hosted by Cornell University's Industrial Labor Relations School.

Fernbach was referring to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Noel Canning v. NLRB, in which the appeals court ruled that two of the board's current members were improperly installed by the U.S. president.

The Washington Post, May 16, 2013, Thursday

The Washington Post

May 16, 2013, Thursday

The Washington Post (full article)

Who is IRS Acting Commissioner Daniel Werfel?

President Obama tapped Daniel Werfel on Thursday to serve as the new acting administrator of the scandal-plagued Internal Revenue Service, succeeding Steven T. Miller, who resigned under pressure Wednesday.

Werfel moved to Washington after earning degrees from Cornell University, Duke University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina. He worked at the OMB before serving briefly as a career attorney at the Justice Department. He returned to the OMB when it was run by Jack Lew, now Treasury secretary.

Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2013, Tuesday

Wall Street Journal

May 14, 2013, Tuesday

Wall Street Journal (full article)

Wal-Mart Lays Out Own Bangladesh Safety Plan

James A. Gross, professor of labor relations at Cornell University said using an outside auditor "frees the company of any independent supervision or assessment of what they are doing," he said.

Times Union, May 13, 2013, Monday

Times Union

May 13, 2013, Monday

Times Union (full article)

Scandal fatigue clouds Capitol

Another approach would be to make it clear that the "social norm" in the Legislature is honesty rather than criminality. With so many indictments and other problems, lawmakers who are honest may start to feel like outcasts, noted Jack Goncalo, an associate professor of organizational behavior at Cornell.

Los Angeles Times, May 10, 2013, Friday

Los Angeles Times

May 10, 2013, Friday

Los Angeles Times (full article)

USC steals 2 star brain researchers from UCLA

But public universities around the nation find it increasingly difficult to retain faculty targeted for recruitment by better-funded private schools, said Ronald Ehrenberg, director of the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute.

HR Executive, May 9, 2013, Thursday

HR Executive

May 9, 2013, Thursday

HR Executive (full article)

Connecting Work/Life Balance to Turnover

Though measures to promote work/life sustainability, such as child-care assistance for moms, have been evolving over the past 20 years, best practices have remained somewhat elusive, says Beth Livingston, an assistant professor at Cornell University's Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies.

Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2013, Wednesday

Wall Street Journal

May 8, 2013, Wednesday

Wall Street Journal (full article)

Fixing the Disconnect in Talent Decision Making

“Linking HR data to financial and operational data can bring important insights that will improve business performance in almost any industry,” says Christopher Collins, associate professor at Cornell University and director of the university’s Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies. “A manufacturing company can look at its employee absences and employment engagement scores and see how those connect to things like the number of defects at a plant. Going deeper, you can ascertain if the higher engagement at a plant is because it is managed better, which can provide valuable leadership insights you can carry throughout the company.”

New Mobility Magazine, May 2013

New Mobility Magazine

May 2013

New Mobility Magazine (full article)

Effects of the Sequester

People with disabilities may think the sequester isn’t serious, but it will affect many in our community, says Ray Cebula, a senior faculty member at the Cornell Employment & Disability Institute. He worries many with disabilities will ignore the sequester because it doesn’t affect cash benefits but says it will definitely impact some programs.

Forbes, May 10, 2013, Friday

Forbes

May 10, 2013, Friday

Forbes (full article)

How Many Jobs Will Be Created By Keystone XL?

The table below illustrates the fluctuations in construction worker job predictions for three different sources: Trans-Canada, the U.S. federal government, and a study conducted by a the Global Labor Institute at Cornell University’s College of Industrial and Labor Relations.  Trans-Canada’s job predictions follow a generally similar path to Alyeska’s, in which the job estimates tend to decrease as the project approaches its start date.

CPA Practice Advisor, May 8, 2013, Wednesday

CPA Practice Advisor

May 8, 2013, Wednesday

CPA Practice Advisor (full article)

Court rules employers don't need to display union information posters

The decision is a symbolic victory for conservative business groups, but shouldn't have a major effect on union representation in private companies, which has been declining, said Richard Hurd, a Cornell University labor relations expert.

Salon, May 8, 2013, Wednesday

Salon

May 8, 2013, Wednesday

Salon (full article)

Surprise fast food strike planned in St. Louis

Kate Bronfenbrenner, who directs labor education and research at Cornell, told Salon last month that some of SEIU’s past efforts offer a path to victory: Beat up hard enough on all the companies in the industry, and eventually one of them will try to get a competitive advantage by being first to cave and cut a deal.

Reuters, May 7, 2013, Tuesday

Reuters

May 7, 2013, Tuesday

Reuters (full article)

Battle at Kaiser Permanente is sign of vibrant unions in healthcare

"The old image is of a union worker being a steel worker or an auto worker but the typical person today is a teacher, nurse, firefighter or airline pilot. Nurses are one of the most unionized groups in society," said Alex Colvin, who chairs the labor relations department at Cornell University. "This isn't an area where unions are dying."

Bloomberg, May 2, 2013, Thursday

Bloomberg

May 2, 2013, Thursday

Bloomberg (full article)

How 30-Year Mortgages Saved the Housing Market

By Louis Hyman

In most of the world, homeownership isn’t seen as a natural step in the progress toward responsible adulthood. Outside the U.S., mortgages are for small amounts, for shorter times, and have adjustable interest rates. The popular U.S. 30-year mortgage with a fixed rate, which makes possible low monthly payments and a more certain future, is an oddity.

Louis Hyman is an assistant professor of history at Cornell University.

Medill News Service, May 2, 2013, Thursday

Medill News Service

May 2, 2013, Thursday

Medill News Service (full article)

Union support for immigration reform wasn’t always a sure thing

“It’s a complicated, contradictory, long story, said Gene Carroll, co-director of the New York State AFL-CIO and historian at Cornell Union Leadership Institute. During the 19th and 20th centuries labor unions mostly opposed immigration.

Ileen A. DeVault, professor of labor history at Cornell University, understands how immigrant citizenship could lead to a pay increase. Unions have realized that immigrant acceptance will actually help them gain more members and more money.

West - Welfare Society Territory, May 2, 2013, Thursday

West - Welfare Society Territory

May 2, 2013, Thursday

West - Welfare Society Territory (full article)

Less job security for women? Blame paid maternity leave

Paid maternity leave penalizes women who work. This controversial idea was put forth (and supported by data) in a recent study by the renowned Cornell University in New York. The authors, professors Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn, analyzed data on female employment and government policies on the matter in 22 OECD countries. They found that in countries where female workers’ rights are more protected, there are also more women not in full-time work (with ‘atypical’ work contracts, such as part-time, temporary work).

Reuters, May 1, 2013, Wednesday

Reuters

May 1, 2013, Wednesday

Reuters (full article)

NLRB is casualty of larger political battle

A former chairwoman of the National Labor Relations Board says the agency is a casualty of a larger political battle in the United States that has been brewing since the New Deal.

Wilma Liebman, who chaired the NLRB from 2009 to 2011, said the board has been hit by an "accumulation of difficulties" over the past few years that has raised questions about its long-term viability.

Liebman was speaking at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations on Monday evening in a lecture called "Over the Cliff? What's Next for American Labor Law." Video of the speech was posted on Cornell's website.

Business Insider, April 24, 2013, Wednesday

Business Insider

April 24, 2013, Wednesday

Business Insider (full article)

7 Rules For Starting A New Job On The Right Foot

Cornell professor John Bishop assessed what effect on-the-job training in the first three months of a new job had on productivity. Among the results, Bishop found productivity rose substantially in the first year on the job—more than would be expected if there had been no training.

Inc. Magazine, April 17, 2013,Wednesday

Inc. Magazine

April 17, 2013,Wednesday

Inc. Magazine (full article)

4 Reasons Your Employees Resist Change

By Samuel Bacharach

Entrepreneurs get excited about change, but for staff members, it can be downright threatening. Here's how to get them on board.

As an entrepreneur, your challenge is to create, re-create, and move ahead. In doing so, you have to appreciate that, while you’re charging full steam ahead, others may be a bit more cautious, or even fearful, about the change you’re trying to create.

Samuel Bacharach is a professor of labor management at Cornell and director of Cornell's Institute for Workplace Studies.

Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2013, Friday

Wall Street Journal

April 16, 2013, Friday

Wall Street Journal (full article)

Workers Share Their Salary Secrets

But for workers, information is power, and young people recognize this. "People are much more willing to talk about pay than they were even 10 years ago," says Kevin Hallock, director of the Institute for Compensation Studies at Cornell University and author of the 2012 book "Pay: Why People Earn What They Earn and What You Can Do Now to Make More."

Still, revealing pay can be risky business.