Janice Fine (@janicefine6) 's Twitter Profile
Janice Fine

@janicefine6

Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations @RU_SMLR. Director, Workplace Justice Lab (WJL)

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The WHD_DOL plays a critical role in protecting workers from #wagetheft. But a new report by the Workplace Justice Lab at Rutgers University and Northwestern reveals the agency's staffing just hit a 52-year low. @BloombergLaw reports, quoting SMLR's Jake Barnes. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

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A new report by the Workplace Justice Lab at Rutgers University and Northwestern finds the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is down to just 611 investigators to protect 165 million workers. HuffPost reports this raises the risk of #wagetheft. huffpost.com/entry/wage-the…

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A report by the Workplace Justice Lab at Rutgers University and Northwestern warns that WHD_DOL staff reductions and mass deportations could worsen America's $13 billion wage theft problem. The The Philadelphia Inquirer covers the report and talks to SMLR's Jake Barnes. inquirer.com/jobs/labor/fed…

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Rounding up immigrant workers is not only wrong, it will do nothing to fix our broken labor markets or help US workers or consumers.  What will? Raising wages, improving working conditions and enforcing labor laws. Our new study: smlr.rutgers.edu/sites/default/…

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This is how it’s done! Oregon’s labor agency is sending a clear message: immigration-related threats won’t be tolerated. A great example of how state and local agencies can use comms to protect immigrant workers: content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/O…